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  1. Maya Identities and the Violence of Place: Borders Bleed (Vitality of Indigenous Religions) (Vitality of Indigenous Religions) (Vitality of Indigenous Religions Series) by Charles D., Jr. Thompson, 2001-02-01
  2. Indigenous Movements and Their Critics by Kay B. Warren, 1998-12-07
  3. Maya In Exile: Guatemalans in Florida by Allan Burns, 1993-06-22
  4. Maya Diaspora: Guatemalan Roots, New American Lives by James Loucky, 2000-11-15
  5. Defending the pueblo: indigenous identity and struggles for social justice in Guatemala, 1970 to 1980.: An article from: Social Justice by Betsy Ogburn Konefal, 2003-09-22
  6. The Great Maya Droughts: Water, Life, and Death by Richardson B. Gill, 2001-04-01
  7. Deciding To Be Legal: A Maya Community in Houston by Jacqueline Hagan, 1994-12-30
  8. Rituals of Sacrifice: Walking the Face of the Earth on the Sacred Path of the Sun by Vincent Stanzione, 2003-08-25
  9. Cultural Sensitivity: Judges in Indigenous Areas (World Bank Technical Paper) by Waleed Haider Malik, 2003-07
  10. The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness by Carl Johan Calleman, 2004-03-25
  11. Crossing Borders by Rigoberta Menchu, 2001-03-01
  12. Images from the Underworld: Naj Tunich and the Tradition of Maya Cave Painting by Andrea J. Stone, 1995
  13. Harvest of Violence: The Maya Indians and the Guatemalan Crisis

61. Indigenous Women Are Being Marginalized
the Decade of the indigenous peoples declared by the UN has been quite limited thisyear, since she has preferred to dedicate more time to guatemala, not only
http://www.indians.org/welker/menchu7.htm
Indigenous Women Are Being Marginalized
Indigenous Women Are Being Marginalized at the Beijing Conference by Rosa Rojas "It's a fact that the immense majority of the organizations that planned the Beijing World Congress (on Women) have marginalized indigenous women," claimed the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu, who estimated that because of this, "indigenous women will not be taken into account in the women's agenda." In an interview with La Jornada, she warned that she will participate "with reservations" at the invitation of the UNESCO Director Federico Mayor in an event during which, in the company of some First Ladies and other personalities, a call will be made today (Monday, September 4) for a full and decentralized education for women at this end of the millennium. Nevertheless, she underlined, "I don't represent anyone...I don't think that because of my participation, indigenous women have participated" or been given a "worthy place" in the preparatory meetings for Beijing. She refered to the fact that she, like other indigenous women, exhorted that this situation be corrected, especially at the Mar de Plata Conference of 1994, when "I made a call, a petition, and thought that it was understood I didn't want to participate in the Mar de la Plata meeting because I thought the absence of indigenous women could not be justified just because Rigoberta Menchu participated and gave a message."

62. Indigenous Peoples
1), View all discussions, Projects in AiDA, guatemala Formacion CuadrosIntermedios Indigenas, (355 projects on indigenous peoples),
http://www.developmentgateway.org/indigenous/

63. Recommendations
and of the subordination of indigenous peoples. Given that the relationship betweenthe State and the indigenous population of guatemala – particularly the
http://shr.aaas.org/guatemala/ceh/report/english/recs6.html
Recommendations VI. Other recommendations to promote peace and national harmony The CEH believes that for the promotion of peace and national harmony it is necessary to know and face the causes of the armed confrontation and its consequences, in such a way as to put an end to the social, ethnic and cultural divisions in Guatemala. Equally necessary, are social participation and the contribution of all Guatemalans without discrimination in the fulfilment of public duties. Although the CEH’s Report should serve as a fundamental reference point in the investigation of Guatemala’s past, it does not in itself bring to a close the investigation and analysis that must be carried out regarding the armed confrontation, its causes, the extent of the violence and its effects. The Report of the CEH should serve as a platform for continuing investigation within Guatemala. On this basis, the CEH recommends: Investigation and analysis of the past That the Guatemalan people continue the investigation and analysis of the events of the past, so as to construct firm foundations for the future based on their knowledge of the past, and thereby avert a repetition of the mistakes that provoked the confrontation.

64. Protected Areas
Gabon Polemic agreement on the Lope Reserve; India indigenous peoples victimsof conservation at Rajive Gandhi National Park; guatemala Actions to defend
http://www.wrm.org.uy/subjects/areas.html
Protected Areas ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE WRM BULLETIN See also our "Defenders of the Forests" section
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION LINKS
World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/index.html

65. IIHR Newsletter, N° 52: Integrated Plan For Guatemala
The indigenous peoples and Human Rights Program organized this second seminarin conjunction with the Supreme Court of Justice of guatemala and the
http://www.iidh.ed.cr/docweb/boletines/ingles/newsletter52/guat.htm
IIHR Newsletter
N° 52
July - September 1998 Integrated Plan
for Guatemala
Newsletter N°52 - Index Presentation of the series Cuadernos IIDH-OPEG. Una Contribución a la Paz. On July 10, the first publication in the series Cuadernos IIDH-OPEG was presented to the Guatemalan public, prepared under the integrated program as "a contribution to the peace in Guatemala." The first, written by Manuel R. Villacorta , a Guatemalan expert in political and electoral affairs, will be followed by others prepared by specialized study groups that have been set up by former participants of the IIHR's permanent courses. They will deal with some of the problems facing Guatemala today, such as criminality and citizen security, freedom of expression, cultural and inter-ethnic diversity, disability and the thorny problem of "what to do with the past." These publications are open to contributions from Guatemalans interested in presenting human rights doctrine and how it relates to the challenges posed by the peace process.

66. American Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
2001 Organized by the Government of the Republic of guatemala and the indigenousCouncil of Central America (CICA). indigenous peoples Declaration indigenous
http://www.dialoguebetweennations.com/OASdeclaration/english/english.asp
ESPANOL
Twenty-one years ago, Indigenous leaders and other experts went to Rotterdam to accuse their governments of racism, ethnocide and genocide. In November, 1980, they presented their cases to an international jury at the IV Russell Tribunal on the Rights of the Indians of the Americas. The Tribunal asserted its moral right "to demand that governments and international organizations comply with the accepted norms relating to human rights in general as well as to the specific rights of the Native Peoples of the Americas." It is widely accepted that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights must be considered as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. However, Indigenous peoples are not recognized as peoples. Their sovereign nations have never been invited to sit alongside the other nation states of the world in international decision making bodies.

Dalee Sambo Dorough
Inupiaq
Indian Law Resource Center Kelly McBride
Senior Specialist
OAS Unit for the Promotion of Democracy L-R Armand McKenzie
Innu Council of Nitassinan
Cara Currie
Cree
International Organisation of Indigenous Resource Development
Carlos Ayala Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Peoples Rights

67. Kenneth Editorial
in the Summit Declaration was to ensure that the input from the indigenous Conclaveof the Americas, held in guatemala, and the indigenous peoples Summit of
http://www.dialoguebetweennations.com/dbnetwork/english/kenneth_editorial.htm
The great failure of the Summit: Kenneth Deer, The Eastern Door
The Summit of the Americas was the perfect opportunity to correct all the wrongs that it perpetuates against the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas but it failed to do so. All 34 states that attended the Summit are on Indigenous land, and all of them have acquired wealth from the resources of that land. But Indigenous Peoples were left on the outside looking in and our demands to be recognized as peoples was pushed aside. We had great hopes of change with the remarks made by Prime Minister Jean Chretien when he mentioned Indigenous Peoples twice in his opening statement to the heads of state of 33 other countries. The resulting Quebec Declaration brought our hopes crashing down. The Summit of the Americas Declaration and Action Plan, which is the document expressing the consensus of the governments, says that the term Indigenous Peoples "in this document cannot be construed as having any implications as to the rights that attach to the term under international law." This means that governments do not agree to recognize our right to self determination and other rights that flow from that right. Our hopes were also raised by meetings in Washington with the Organization of American States (OAS) just two weeks before the Summit, where the very same governments agreed that the term "Indigenous Peoples" could be accepted. But somehow, that agreement was not transmitted to the drafters of the Quebec Summit.

68. American Indigenous Peoples
Garífuna; guatemala Maya Flag; Maya Lenca People; Native peoples of Panama;Native peoples of Colombia; Ecuador - indigenous Flags; Qhishwa-Aymara; Inca; Tupac
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69. LPDC | October 12, 2002 } International Indigenous Peoples Day Events
the BGAN FTAA Task Force, and the guatemala Committee Contact Day in Solidaritywith Native peoples of the of Honor the Earth, and indigenous Women Network).
http://www.freepeltier.org/iipd_events.htm
Listing of Events
for
International Indigenous Peoples Day
Within the U.S. NEVADA TEST SITE/WESTERN SHOSHONE NATION

Resist! Action for Nuclear Abolition Nonviolent Direct Action Camp
October 11th - 14th Action for Nuclear Abolition Nonviolent Direct Action Camp
Join with others and enjoy the beautiful Great Basin Desert.
Oct 12th - World Indigenous Day - Ceremonies, sweatlodges and events to honor and stand in
solidarity with Indigenous People of the world who have suffered the deadly consequences under the
worldwide abuse of nuclear colonialism. Sunset candle light procession to the gates of the Nevada
Test Site. Please join us as we take a stand for indigeous people rights everywhere. http://www.shundahai.org/indigenous_fall2k2_flyer.pdf DENVER, CO Transform Columbus Day (TCD) Columbus Day began in Colorado and according to TCD organizers, it will END in Colorado. TCD is a diverse local coalition of labor, youth, religious and community folks that have joined to oppose

70. INDIGENOUS-FOLKLORE-TRADITIONS
outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Many native peoples of the BrazilianAmazon have Semana Santa en guatemala (Easter in guatemala) Produced by
http://www.latinamericanstudies.villanova.edu/media/indigenous.htm
Log on Media Resources-Latin America Feature Films Historical Videos Videos on Indigenous Peoples
Videos on Current Issues
... Slides Latin American Studies Program Requirements Courses Faculty ... Resources Villanova University Prospective Students Students Parents
INDIGENOUS-FOLKLORE-TRADITIONS
City of the Gods
Hosted by John Rhys-Davies
Presented by New Dominion Pictures ; in association with the Archaeological
Videocassette (VHS)(28 min.)
Location: Instructional Media Services
Call Number: VT1186 VHS
Murals found at Teotihuacán site provide archaeologists with information about this ancient metropolis. Notes: Episode from the television program Archaeology. Credits: Host, John Rhys-Davies; Producers, Tom Naughton, Nicolas Valcour ; director, Bertrand Morin ; writer, George Bledsoe. The Fall of the Maya
An ARKIOS Production in association with the Archaeological Institute of America at Boston University and The Learning Channel. Videocassette (VHS)(23 min.) Distributed by Devillier/Donegan Enterprises, c1993.

71. Amazon Alliance - Amazon Update January 2001
Announcements * indigenous Conference to discuss the Proposed American Declarationon the Rights of indigenous peoples. guatemala City, guatemala. Jan. 2427.
http://www.amazonalliance.org/update/2001/upd_jan01_en.htm
About Us Amazon Update Resources Contact Us ... Archive January 2001 Amazon Update January 2001
No. 65 In Brief: Alliance Office News
Ecuador: Indigenous Peoples Protest Against Recent Economic Measures

In response to President Gustavo Noboa’s announcement of new economic measures to cut the national deficit, protesters have taken to the streets in all the major cities of Ecuador. Indigenous organizations and other social movements are leading the protests and plan to once again form the National Popular Parliament on January 16 in Quito to pressure for reforms. They are seeking, among other goals, to repeal Presidential decrees increasing gas and public transportation prices. Indigenous organizations of the Ecuadorian Amazon have also decided to gather and strategize about reforms at meetings of Popular Parliaments in each regional province on January 15. Ecuadorian indigenous and other social organizations organized Popular Parliaments in January 2000 when their protests and mobilizations led to the ousting of ex-President Jamil Mahuad. For more information, contact CONAIE at ccc@conaie.ecx.ec. Brazil: Senate Commission Approves ILO Convention 169
Guyana: Preservation of Amerindian Culture Guaranteed in Amendments to Constitution
Alliance Activities

* Met with Ronald Ochaeta, Guatemala’s ambassador to the Organization of American States to discuss the Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Dec. 13.

72. WCSF Online The News Service For The World Civil Society Forum
Summary Working Group on indigenous peoples, Gender and indigenous children andthe role of traditional y Artesanal Pop Atziak (guatemala); Ms. Martha Llanos
http://www.mcart.org/wcsfonlinenews/en/16-jul-02/summ_16.18.cfm
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73. Maya People Of Southern Belize
and implement the terms of the peace accord signed on the 31st of march 1995, toguarantee the human rights and dignity of the indigenous peoples of guatemala.
http://www.belize.gov.bz/features/maya_guate/welcome.html

Library of Past Features
Maya People of Southern Belize Millennium Declaration The Maya Leaders of Southern Belize, on behalf of the Maya Mopan and Maya Q'eqchi' Peoples of Toledo, Belize Recognizing that, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant of on Civil and Political Rights, the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family are the foundation of freedoms, justice and peace in the world; Affirming that, in accordance with the United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, indigenous peoples are equal in dignity and rights to all other peoples; Call upon the State of Guatemala to recognize the border between Belize and Guatemala as agreed to in the Treaty of 1859 by Britain and Guatemala so as to foster peace and stable, productive and cooperative relations between the citizens of the State of Belize and the State of Guatemala and between the indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' and Maya Mopan on both sides of the border; and further

74. April 8-12 NCC Guatemala Visit Aims To Reinforce Peace Accords
we are going to guatemala at the right moment and with the right people, Dr. Edgarsaid. The peace agreements are paralyzed, indigenous peoples continue to
http://www.ncccusa.org/news/02news26.html

news@ncccusa.org
Most Recent Stories NCC Home April 8-12 Guatemala Visit Aims to Reinforce Peace Accords
National Council of Churches Leads International Ecumenical Delegation Key will be an international ecumenical delegation visit to Guatemala April 8-12. The delegation is being organized by the (U.S.) National Council of Churches (NCC) in response to invitations from 1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum and from the Rev. Vitalino Similox, Director of the Ecumenical Forum of Guatemala, through which both Protestant and Catholic churches are working for implementation of the peace accords. The centerpiece of their visit will be a day-long "Peace and Reconciliation Consultation," bringing together between 40-50 leaders of Guatemala’s churches and civil society on April 10 in Guatemala City. NCC General Secretary Bob Edgar and Guatemalan Roman Catholic Archbishop Quezada Y Toruño are convening this meeting. Co-convenors are the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI) and the World Council of Churches (WCC). The NCC-led delegation’s mission is to support Guatemala’s churches in their efforts to reactivate implementation of peace accords signed in 1996 by the government and rebels after more than 35 years of armed conflict. More than 200,000 people were killed or "disappeared" and presumed dead. Most of these casualties were attributed to the government and its paramilitary allies.

75. About Saq' Be': Organization For Mayan And Indigenous Spiritual Studies
The Mayan people of guatemala are one of the groups of indigenous peoples of thiscontinent with an incredibly rich, deep spirituality and understanding that
http://www.sacredroad.org/about/
Who is Saq’ Be’? S aq’ Be’: Organization for Mayan and Indigenous Spiritual Studies Saq' Be' strategic focus for upcoming year With much planning and discussion, we have outlined the areas of focus for the organization for the upcoming year.   Saq' Be' is a non profit organization operated by young adults on a volunteer basis.  The organization was formed at the request of Ajq'ij (Mayan Priest) in Guatemala for the purpose of assisting with the rescue and preservation of traditional science, medicine, culture and spirituality as well as to help open doors for others to learn directly from Native wisdom keepers and communities in a way that is mutually supportive.  Part of the vision for the formation of the organization is to reach out to and involve greater numbers of youth and young adults.  Saq' Be' is beginning its third year of existence.  We are very small, but with a very big mission.  We are inviting readers of this website to join together with us in helping to carry out this mission.  Below is an outline for the coming year and a brief description of each area: I. Preservation

76. NATIVE-L (December 1992): Rigoberta Menchu Statement To U.N.
serious issues in guatemala and many other countries in the continent could be solvedwithout the full participation of the indigenous peoples,'' she stressed.
http://bioc02.uthscsa.edu/natnet/archive/nl/9212/0059.html
Rigoberta Menchu statement to U.N.
Human Rights Coordinator hrcoord@igc.apc.org
Sun, 6 Dec 1992 04:05:00 PST
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Title: UNITED NATIONS: Asked to listen more to human rights victims
new york, nov 18 (ips) rigoberta menchu, the 1992 nobel peace
prize winner, has asked the united nations to pay more attention
to victims of political repression than to governments of member-
states which refuse to respect human rights.
in a speech delivered during the third u.n. assembly in new york
on tuesday, menchu criticised the united nations for ''giving a more positive treatment to the governments rather than the people who suffer from the consequences of their repressive policies''. menchu said the violations are forgotten when a government presents a report to the u.n. special commission on human rights

77. CLAS Video Collection
Romero and rightwing leader Roberto D'Aubuisson, the then-presidents of guatemala,El Salvador and Nicaragua, impoverished indigenous peoples, ousted American
http://las.arizona.edu/videos/guatemala.html
Center for Latin American Studies
Video Collection: GUATEMALA
We have the following videos available for rental in this category: (CA 3) Approach of Dawn - (Lightfoot Films, Inc.) Documentary about Maya women of Guatemala and their role in the human rights struggle. A 36-year-long civil war in Guatemala has left over 150,000 people dead. The film takes us into the communities of three women whose lives were shattered by the genocidal war. Adela, a widow, bravely sustains her refugee family. Justina tirelessly travels the countryside explaining the human rights movement. And Francesca, a Maya priestess, reaffirms the cultural identity of her people. 52 min. 1997. (CA 5) Broken Silence "The celebration of Columbus is for us an insult," says Rigoberta Menchu, one of the most outspoken, articulate and persuasive advocates of indigenous rights. This program presents a profile of this extraordinary Guatemalan woman, whose life has become a symbol of the sufferings, not only of her own Mayan Quiche people, but of all indigenous peoples of the Americas. Menchu received the Nobel Prize in 1992. Includes footage of the second international conference of indigenous peoples. Spanish with English subtitles and voiceover . 25 min. UK,1992.

78. Valuing Diversity In Sustainable Development - IFAD Experience With Indigenous P
Of the target population (5 200 families), 54% were Chortí, one ofthe many indigenous peoples of guatemala. As a result of gender
http://www.ifad.org/events/wssd/ip/ip.htm
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Indigenous Peoples: Valuing Diverstiy for Sustainable Development ( PDF Version Jointly organized by IFAD, Popular Coalition to Eradicate Hunger and Poverty and Indigenous Peoples Coordination Committee 28 August 2002 at 13:00 pm in Randburg Tower Conference Centre, Johannesburg
Table of Contents List of Acronyms Preface I. Introduction II. Why Focus on Indigenous Peoples? ... Annex - Important Milestones Related to Indigenous Issues
List of Acronyms ADSDPP Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plans APPTDP Andhra Pradesh Participatory Tribal Development Project APTDP Andhra Pradesh Tribal Development Project ASOCUCH Association of Cuchumatanes Organizations CARC CDC Community Development Committee CHARM Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CISP Oudomxai Community Initiative Support Project FEAS Promotion of Technology Transfer Project to Peasant Communities in the Highlands GCC Girijan Cooperative Corporation HPM Ha Giang Development Project for Ethnic Minorities

79. Untitled Document
and groups of our people wherever we live, whether in Alaska, guatemala Panama, Mexico lessthan an affirmation of all of ourselves as indigenous peoples of the
http://nativeamericas.aip.cornell.edu/win98/win98lw.html

Winter 1998
Life Goes On
By Simon Ortiz
The true and first knowledge of this hemisphere-that is, the North, Central and South American continental lands of the western hemisphere-is indigenous cultural knowledge. By indigenous I mean Native people and their cultures and communities. Or Indian people, as we sometimes say in the United States. And, of course, we mean our Native people, our Native land, our Native communities and our cultures, all of that which comprises what we know to be our way of life. Our indigenous literatures derive from our way of life. Our oral knowledge derives from, our indigenous lands, cultures and communities. Our oral tradition derives from all of our Native people who live throughout the indigenous Americas. I don't mean just any certain group of people, I mean all those Native people who live in all the Indigenous Americas. I mean, therefore, all of our Native or indigenous peoples. This conference of the indigenous literatures of the Americas is an affirmation of ourselves. I'm very happy to say this, and I have to repeat it firmly, loudly and joyously: this conference of our indigenous literatures is an affirmation of ourselves. It is an affirmation of ourselves as cultural entities and groups of our people wherever we live, whether in Alaska, Guatemala Panama, Mexico, California, New York, Oklahoma or Arizona where I live. This conference is nothing less than an affirmation of all of ourselves as indigenous peoples of the Americas. We must realize and accept this conference for what it is and what we want it to be: an affirmation and expression of our community of people with cultural knowledge of ourselves and our lands, including traditional and contemporary concepts of ourselves and our lands. This First Congress of Indigenous Literature-along with the people who organized it and work with it, whether they be scholars, writers, poets, storytellers, cultural workers, teachers and administrators-is a very important act for and by our indigenous people. It is an absolutely significant and committed act for us to take about this, there is no doubt.

80. Indigenas
that signed the peace accords, and the content of the peace accords had to do withthe essence and rights of the indigenous peoples of guatemala, Ixchop said.
http://www.oas.org/OASNews/2000/English/January-February00/arti5.htm
January - February
The Latest from the Organization of American States
Governments and Indigenous Representatives Discuss Proposed declaration
Some 50 indigenous representatives from Canada, Chile and countries in between came to Washington in November for a week-long meeting with government representatives of the OAS member countries to examine and comment on a proposed declaration on indigenous rights. The meeting, chaired by Ambassador Claude Heller of Mexico, included the participation of indigenous organizations from 17 countries. Heller stressed the need to strive in future meetings for even broader representation of "the diversity and richness of the indigenous communities from the entire hemisphere." Left to right, Aucán Huilcamán of Chile, Gloria Sanic of Guatemala and Tom Ross of the United States were among the indigenous representatives
who participated in discussions at theOAS on indigenous rights At the opening of the meeting, OAS Secretary General César Gaviria emphasized that the region must take indigenous concerns into account as it addresses a wide range of challenges, from combating poverty to protecting the environment. He expressed his hope "that the OAS recognize the honor and responsibility that we have to advance and build on the accomplishments we have made at the national level in favor of indigenous people." The complexity of the issues under discussion was evident throughout the line-by-line examination of the draft language. Even the title has proved to be controversial. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights originally proposed a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but the working title of the draft now refers to "Indigenous Populations." Throughout the document, the words "peoples" and "populations" remain in brackets, indicating a lack of resolution.

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