1. NATIVE-L (June 1993): Guatemala Indigenous Peoples Conference guatemala indigenous peoples Conference. hrcoord@oln.comlink.apc.org Wed, 26 May1993 010400 PDT GUATEMALA TO HOST MEETING OF WORLD S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. http://nativenet.uthscsa.edu/archive/nl/9306/0041.html

Guatemala Indigenous Peoples Conference hrcoord@oln.comlink.apc.org Wed, 26 May 1993 01:04:00 PDT Articles sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Next article: hrcoord@oln.comlink.apc.org: "Brazil: Italian Company on Indian L" Previous article: hrcoord@oln.comlink.apc.org: "Sarawak Update - 6th May 1993" Original Subject: Noticias de Guatemala May 24 guatnews@web.apc.org GUATEMALA TO HOST MEETING OF WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Noticias de Guatemala, May 17 1993 An international meeting of indigenous people will be held in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, from May 24 to 28. To-date the attendance of representatives from Norway, Finland, the Philippines, Canada, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Guatemala has been confirmed. Supporting organizations include the Continental Movement of 500 Years of Indigenous, Black and Popular Resistance; the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin; the Cordillera People's Alliance; Asia Indigenous People's Pact; the Coordination of Mapuche Organizations; the International Indian Treaty Council; the Indian Council of South

2. Indigenous Peoples And Poverty: The Cases Of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras And Ni Indigenous Peoples and Poverty The Cases of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Executive summary. This paper addresses some of the most pressing issues for indigenous peoples in Latin America. http://www.minorityrights.org/Dev/mrg_dev_title12_LatinAmerica/mrg_dev_title12_L

close Indigenous Peoples and Poverty: The Cases of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua Executive summary This paper addresses some of the most pressing issues for indigenous peoples in Latin America. It looks at the poverty situation of indigenous peoples in four poor countries in Latin America - Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Despite there being little or no disaggregated data for indigenous women and men in Latin America, it can easily be concluded that indigenous peoples are disproportionately represented among the poor. Governments and donors, however, have judged indigenous peoples to be poor without asking indigenous peoples themselves how they see their situation. It may be that measured within the economic parameters of mainstream society, indigenous peoples are among the poorest but the official Poverty Maps do not necessarily reflect the real poverty situation as perceived by indigenous peoples. In some cases, poverty indicators may even reflect a discriminatory disregard for indigenous values as such, whereby expressions of indigenous identity become an indicator of poverty. Due to the current political marginalization, indigenous peoples are largely absent from the planning, design and implementation of development policies and programmes that directly affect their lives and territories. This study explains some of the impacts of this marginalization and offers a path towards an inclusive system of development.

3. Indigenous Peoples In Latin America - LANIC indigenous peoples. Regional Resources. The Amazon Nuestro Pueblo Portrait Collection of guatemala's People by Sylvia Asturias http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/indigenous

Indigenous Peoples Regional Resources The Amazon: Amazon Conservation Team Amazonlink Informação sobre a Amazônia Amazon Watch Americas.org Resource Center of the Americas The Andes: Aymara Net Various Information Relating to the Aymaras in Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador Cultures of the Andes Archive of Indigenous Languages of Latin America, AIILA or AILLA The Caribbean: Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink KACIKE Journal of Caribbean Amerindian History and Anthropology Center for World Indigenous Studies CWIS Construyendo Alternativas Frente al Neoliberalismo Culturas Pre-Colombinas Instituto Indigenista Interamericano Legislación Indígena Banco Interamericano de Desarollo Mesoamerica: Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations Kevin Callahan GB Online's Mesoamerica Religions Pueblos Indígenas y Desarrollo Comunitario BID Quechua Network Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas SSILA Country Resources Argentina Belize Exploring Maya Caves of West-Central Belize Interactive Dig K'axob and Xibun Mayan Ruins Maya Sites in Belize Western Belize Regional Cave Project Bolivia Apoyo Para el Campesino Indígena del Oriente Boliviano APCOB ASUR Instituto de Lenguaje y Cultura Aymara ILCA, La Paz

4. Indigenous People / Indigenous Peoples' Rights indigenous peoples' Rights. C169 indigenous AND TRIBAL peoples CONVENTION, 1989 Peace Process in guatemala Agreement on Identity and Rights of indigenous peoples ( March 31, 1995 http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/ampro/mdtsanjose/indigenous/derecho.htm

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION MultiDisciplinary Team (MDT - San Jose) Indigenous Peoples Spanish Version Indigenous Peoples' Rights C169 INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL PEOPLES CONVENTION, 1989 Introduction to ILO Convention No. 169 Text Ratifications by Country Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: A Guide to ILO Convention No. 169 C107 INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL POPULATIONS CONVENTION, 1957 Text Ratifications by Country PEACE AGREEMENTS THAT INCORPORATE REFERENCES TO CONVENTION NO. 169 The Peace Process in Guatemala: Agreement on Identity and Rights of Indigenous Peoples (March 31, 1995) Presidency of the Republic, Mexico: Chiapas Agreements (February 16, 1996) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGREEMENTS, GUIDELINES OR POLICY DIRECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BILATERAL COOPERATION AGENCIES OR GOVERNMENTS DECLARATION DRAFT PROPOSALS Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Draft) UN Interamerican Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (Draft 1995) OAS Interamerican Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (Draft) OAS , February 1997 Draft Resolution: Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Populations , March 29, 1999 Report of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs on the Proposed Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Populations , March 25, 1999 SPANISH VERSIONS ONLY INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA (COMPARATIVE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS) By Country By Subject 1998 - Political Constitution - Ecuador INFORMATION ON SPECIAL INDIGENOUS LAWS

5. Indigenous People: Guatemala threats, related to his work with the organization indigenous Defense (DefensoríaIndígena), which promotes the rights of guatemala s indigenous peoples. http://www.amnestyusa.org/justearth/indigenous_people/guatemala.html

Just Earth! Home About Just Earth! Get Involved with Just Earth! FEATURED CASES ENVIRONMENTALISTS UNDER FIRE: Chad-Cameroon UPDATED Ecuador India Indonesia Russia UPDATED Mexico INDIGENOUS RIGHTS: Brazil Western Shoshone Guatemala UPDATED The Lubicon Cree Take Action on Human Rights and the Environment US Responsibility Appealing to the US government and corporations Resources Guatemala "We hope for greater support to live as human beings. The rights of each and every one of us should not be violated; because we have an identity as people, we have that right. I also hope that this is recorded in a document so that the authorities take notice of the issue and human rights are respected." A survivor from the hamlet (Case 6009), Aldea Jolomar, Huehuetenango, 1993. "This situation should never happen again...But they should respect our rights as indigenous people; because I am indigenous, and I have my rights, and I have a voice to speak with." A survivor from the hamlet (Case 2176), Aldea Salquil, Nebaj, Quiche, 1980.

6. Guatemala Solidarity Network Works with Guatemalan organisations and communities striving for human rights, social and economic justice and the empowerment and participation of indigenous peoples and all marginalised groups. http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/

EMP finally abolished Progress on setting up CICIACS Bruce Harris wins case after seven year wai t Intellectual author of Mack murder found culpable again "Black Thursday" cases to be brought Murder of popular priest Constitutional Court blocks minimum wage rise ... News Archive Volunteers needed in Guatemala Are you committed to human rights? Are you interested in experiencing life in Mayan communities in Guatemala? Do you speak Spanish? If you answer “yes” to these questions, we may have the international opportunity that you are looking for. More on accompaniment . . . Find out how to join GSN and receive regular mailings with news of our campaigns and events in the UK and Guatemala. Join GSN's Urgent Action Network to take action in support of human rights in Guatemala. Urgent Action Network [April 2004] Download GSN February 2004 Newsletter (Word) [April 2004] Article: Election results: What can Berger achieve for Guatemala?

7. 9746/9822—Guatemala's Indigenous People—11/18/97, 6/2/98 guatemala S indigenous PEOPLE. Guests Members minute. guatemala has over60 percent of its population coming from indigenous peoples. I http://www.commongroundradio.org/shows/97/9746.html

Original Air Date: November 18, 1997 Rebroadcast Air Date: June 2, 1998 Program 9746/9822 GUATEMALA'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Guests: Members of Guatemala's Mayan communities and other representatives of governmental and nongovernmental organizations (This text has been professionally transcribed, However, for timely distribution, it has not been edited or proofread against the tape.) MARY GRAY DAVIDSON: This is Common Ground . In Guatemala, 60 percent of the people are descendants of the Mayan Indians. For five centuries, ever since the Spanish conquest, the Mayan people of Guatemala have been discriminated against, their lands taken away, and they've been brutally victimized. Some of the worst repression occurred during Guatemala's 36-year civil war, which ended only in December 1996. TEK ITZEP PASA: (translated) On May 24th of 1980 the army arrived on market day. The army began a massacre that killed 325 people, including children, women and elders. It all happened within an hour-and-a-half. DAVIDSON: The peace accords signed at the end of the war addressed the need to incorporate Guatemala's indigenous people into mainstream society.

8. Rigoberta Menchu Tum (Guatemala) Indigenous Peoples And Freedom Of Expression indigenous peoples and freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is a universally recognised right. case in countries characterised by cultural diversity such as guatemala, Peru, Ecuador and http://www.unesco.org/op/eng/3may98/menchu.htm

Indigenous peoples and freedom of expression Freedom of expression is a universally recognised right. Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers". The term "freedom of expression" implies the right to information and communication. Such a right is meaningless if one cannot obtain the information needed to form opinions and viewpoints on a subject, just as those opinions and viewpoints will be incomplete without the ability to communicate them to the rest of society. The latter point likewise implies the need to have access to the communication media, especially the mass media such as television, radio and the press. In other words, the right to information, communication and access to the media is fundamental to, and important for, freedom of expression in its fullest sense. The existence of democratic societies and of democratic systems of government is conditional upon those rights, which in their turn, as necessary aids to democratic life, constitute mechanisms that help to bring that life into being and develop it further.

9. DECLARATION OF ATITLÁN, GUATEMALA, Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation On The Rig We extend our deep appreciation to the indigenous peoples of guatemala, particularlythe Maya Kaqchikel People for their hospitality and generosity in hosting http://www.treatycouncil.org/new_page_5241224.htm

International Indian Treaty Council CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS “WORKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" DECLARATION OF ATITLÁN, GUATEMALA Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation on the Right to Food: A Global Consultation Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala, April 17 - 19, 2002 We, representatives and traditional authorities of Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations from 28 countries, gathered from all regions of the world, including farmers, hunters, gatherers, fishers, herders, and pastoralists, met in Panajachel, Sololá, at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, on April 17–19, 2002, with the following objectives: To learn about the hardships faced by Indigenous Peoples in food-related matters. To define common elements among Indigenous Peoples: To propose them to the States so that the States will implement the Right to Food in accordance with the aspirations of Indigenous Peoples; and, To strengthen ties of cooperation among Indigenous Peoples.

10. The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies CWIS George Manuel Librar historical archive of the political struggles waged by indigenous peoples seek to achieve the full expression of self The Maya of guatemala Extensive Maya links and resources http://www.cwis.org/wwwvl/indig-vl.html

The WWW Virtual Library Alphabetical Category Subtree Library of Congress The World Wide Web Virtual Library: INDIGENOUS STUDIES The Center For World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) and the Chief George Manuel Library are pleased to support and contribute to the development and maintenance of the World Wide Web Virtual Library The Indigenous Studies Virtual Library provides links to: General Indigenous Studies Resources I ndigenous Resources for Africa Indigenous Resources for Asia and the Middle East Indigenous Resources for Indigenous Resources for Europe Indigenous Resources for North America Indigenous Resources for the Pacific Other Useful Resources Other World Wide Web Virtual Library Sites If you wish to register a resource with the Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library, please use our Site Submission Form . For other inquiries, please e-mail the Chief George Manuel Library Librarian This site is maintained in conjunction with the Australian National University's Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library Circumpolar WWW Virtual Library containing links to Circumpolar Indigenous resources.

11. Copy Of DECLARATION OF ATITLÁN, GUATEMALA, Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation On COMUNICADOURGENTE. CONDENA AL USO DEL MAIZ TRASGENICO EN guatemala. http://www.treatycouncil.org/new_page_52412242.htm

International Indian Treaty Council CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS “WORKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" COMUNICADO URGENTE CONDENA AL USO DEL MAIZ TRASGENICO EN GUATEMALA La Defensoría Maya, organización que hace muchos años viene procurando el mejoramiento de la situación de los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, principalmente del Pueblo Maya, a la comunidad nacional e internacional manifiesta: Su profunda preocupación e indignación ante el anuncio de repartición de maíz trasgénico en Guatemala como parte del Programa Mundial de Alimentos, y que se viene dando en diversas comunidades del Pueblo Maya, principalmente. Su rechazo absoluto a este tipo de decisiones de países poderosos que imponen por la fuerza no sólo alimentos trasgénicos, sino también todo tipo de flaguicidas y otros, que perjudican la salud de cualquier ser humano en el país. El uso de cualquier producto trasgénico produce enfermedades irreversibles en el Ser Humano. Utilizado en Guatemala solamente agravará la salud de la población quien no tiene recursos para curarse de este tipo de males. Exige a las autoridades de turno a que investiguen de manera urgente la situación de manipulación del hambre y miseria del pueblo por parte de instituciones como el PMA, que se aprovechan de la situación de desconcoimiento que prevalece en la mayoría de nuestras comunidades.

12. Indigenous Peoples Of North & Central America Videotapes In The Media Resources at the First Continental Conference of indigenous peoples held in Ecuador in July, 1990 to Mayan refugees from guatemala, escaping political repression at home, have fled to http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/IndigenousVid.html

Mexico/Latin America The Movies, Race, and Ethnicity for fictional films (westerns, etc.) that present images of Native Americans and various ethnic groups filtered through the lens of Hollywood. Native American Video Resources on the Internet Bibliography of relevant books and articles in the UC Berkeley Library Across the Sea of Grass ( Land of the Eagle Traces the journey of Lewis and Clark and other early pioneers of the land beyond the Mississippi who made their way across the plains that were home to buffalo, grizzly bear, pocket gophers, pronghorn antelope, and tribes of Mandan, Sioux and Pawnie. See how thousands of these determined settlers turned these wild lands into wheat fields. And understand why the destruction of the vast buffalo herds had such an impact on the Indian population who depended on them. 60 min. Video/C 2364 Video Librarian Acts of Defiance In a widely covered 1990 protest against a proposal to develop Mohawk claimed land in Quebec into a golf course, the Mohawk of Kanesatake blockaded a rarely used dirt road to protect their land. The confrontation escalated and in the ensuing gun battle, a policeman was killed. This documentary captures in detail the struggles of the Mohawk people against the federal and provincial governments, the Canadian army, and the stone throwing rioters that the Surete du Quebec were unable to control. 1992. 105 min. Video/C 8143 Alcatraz Is Not an Island This program tells the story of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay which began in 1969 and lasted 19 months. The documentary interweaves archival footage and contemporary commentary to examine how this historic event altered American government Indian policy and programs, and how it forever changed the way Native Americans viewed themselves, their culture and their sovereign rights. c2002. 58 min. Video/C 9394

13. Indigenous Peoples And Poverty Reduction A Case Study Of Guatemala OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY1II.guatemala'S indigenous peoples AN OVERVIEW4III.POVERTY AND ETHNICITY IN have a profound effect" on guatemala's indigenous peoples, "denying them the full http://www.iadb.org/SDS/doc/IND-RPlantE.PDF

14. NATIVE-L Mailing List: Violence Against Indigenous Peoples In Guatemala violence against indigenous peoples in guatemala.omct@iprolink.ch 25 Apr 1997 025930 http://nativenet.uthscsa.edu/archive/nl/9704/0115.html

violence against indigenous peoples in Guatemala omct@iprolink.ch 25 Apr 1997 02:59:30 Articles sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Next article: Previous article: omct@iprolink.ch: "leader of Maya Chortis people assasinated" Case GTM 230497 The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Guatemala. Brief description of the situation The National Coordination for Indigenous and Peasant Affairs in Guatemala (CONIC) expressed to the CODEHUCA, a member of the network, its concern over the following events which occurred in the community of Rubel Hu, El Estor, Izabal. On April 10th of this year at 7 o'clock in the evening, 15 armed men arrived at the community in order to massacre its members. The residents had to flee for their lives since the armed men shouted that they had orders from the landholder Adrian Ponce Cruz to evict them from the land, as had been done in the community of El Sauce. Adrian Ponce Cruz is the brother of another landholder, Luis Ponce, who is accused of being responsible for the

15. Identify Indigenous Peoples - UNCyberschoolbus Maya of guatemala. Amazon tribes. Maori schools. Navajo art. Saami parliament. Learn more about Rigoberto Menchú Tum and the struggles of guatemala's indigenous peoples Rigoberta Menchú Tum. Foundation for the rights and wellbeing of indigenous peoples. In 1992 she won the Nobel http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/indigenous/identify_focus.asp

Maya of Guatemala Amazon tribes Maori schools Navajo art Saami parliament Learn more about Rigoberto Menchú Tum and the struggles of Guatemala's indigenous peoples: Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation Homage to Rigoberta Menchú Tum ... Overview Focus: Project: Making the News Focus: Activist "I was a survivor, alone in the world, who had to convince the world to look at the atrocities committed in my homeland." Rigoberta Menchú Tum has devoted her life to the struggle for the rights and well-being of indigenous peoples. In 1992 she won the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work in bringing these struggles to the conscience of the international community. That year, she also served as Good Will Ambassador for the International Year of the World's Indigenous People and helped to establish of a United Nations Working Group to address injustices against indigenous people throughout the world. Indigenous Among the many architectural monuments of the Maya are the great pyramids and temples at Tikal. UNESCO photo: Fernando Ainsa Born in Guatemala in 1959, Rigoberta experienced extreme hardship as a result of her Mayan background. She and her family were very poor and worked as seasonal laborers on plantations. They had no rights of citizenship. The Guatemalan government was controlled by people of Spanish descent who had colonized the land.

16. Development Gateway indigenous peoples on the Gateway a community promoting knowledge exchanges among indigenous organizations, donors, governments and civil society to promote indigenous development and rights. Education and indigenous peoples. indigenous Development. indigenous Cultures and Languages for non indigenous boys and girls. In guatemala, indigenous girls complete an average of http://www.developmentgateway.org/topic?page_id=3678

17. Indigenous Peoples And Poverty: The Cases Of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras And Ni In Bolivia and guatemala, indigenous peoples constitute a majorityof the population and a disproportionate percentage of the poor. http://www.minorityrights.org/Dev/mrg_dev_title12_LatinAmerica/mrg_dev_title12_L

printer friendly version Conclusions General conclusions Indigenous peoples' poverty is not a recent phenomenon but has been constructed through historical processes, where indigenous peoples have lost control over their territories and resources due to colonialism and nation-building. This understanding of indigenous peoples' poverty poses two main challenges for poverty reduction strategies: They must start with an indigenous perception of poverty and wealth, otherwise poverty reduction and its promotion of economic growth and uniform indicators of wealth contributes to the undermining of indigenous rights and cultures. They must take a rights-based approach, recognizing indigenous peoples' claim for collective rights as distinct peoples. The extent to which this is happening, or is feasible in the short to medium term, differs from country to country. Some of the decisive factors are: The reflection of indigenous rights in national legislation, for example: provisions for bilingual education, political participation and the titling of territories.

18. Indigenous Peoples And Poverty: The Cases Of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras And Ni The low official estimate may reflect a deliberate effort of the stateto minimize the existence of indigenous peoples in guatemala. http://www.minorityrights.org/Dev/mrg_dev_title12_LatinAmerica/mrg_dev_title12_L

printer friendly version Indigenous peoples' experiences with poverty This section is based mainly on the input from the indigenous participants at the MRG workshop in Guatemala, July 2002. Bolivia In Bolivia, official figures estimate that approximately 4.2 million Bolivians (50.6 per cent of the population) are indigenous, compising 37 different indigenous and aboriginal peoples.11 Of these, most live in the Andean highlands. The institutionalized racism in the Andean region has led many indigenous people to internalize this racism and negate their indigenous identity, by changing their indigenous surnames into more 'civilized' ones, or rejecting their indigenous language. This 'whitening' process is well known in Latin America and is synonymous with social and economic elevation. As for education, a separate curriculum was specified for rural populations, building on colonial concepts of the 'civilizing' mission of the state regarding indigenous peoples. Teachers generally reproduced these state concepts, reiterating the idea that indigenous children from the highlands were 'dirty' due to their colour, and that indigenous languages should be replaced with Spanish.12 Indigenous peoples in the history of Bolivia The colonization, which started in 1527, led to the end of the powerful indigenous states in the Andean region and a catastrophic decline in the indigenous population (up to 80 per cent of the population died, mainly due to disease, war and forced labour).13 In pre-colonial times, the

19. Oxfam Horizons: Oxfam Community Aid Abroad's Quarterly Journal Accords, guatemala can become a truly multicultural society, there must be morethan land reform and a redistribution of power and wealth. indigenous peoples http://www.oxfam.org.au/oxfamnews/september_2003/guatemala.html

Programs News About Us Search ... oxfam news magazine Email this page to a friend Print Friendly Oxfam Horizons September 2003 Editorial Executive Director ... India Guatemala Agra Bazaar Our Community 74% of indigenous people in Guatemala live in poverty, while 41% of non-indigenous people are in poverty. (Source: Human Rights Watch) Only 25% of indigenous people in the national education system receive education in their own native language. (Source: MINUGUA) (Source: Trends in Latin American Networking) (Source: US Department of State) Guatemala: Indigenous voices loud and clear Central America Program Officer Jo Sanson reports on a project which is helping to strengthen indigenous organisations in Guatemala. Field Officer Virgina Pelico leads a workshop on indigenous ways of working. Photo: Jo Sanson/Oxfam CAA Indigenous ways of working Find out more about Guatemala Our Programs Donate About Us ... Contact Us

20. Oxfam Community Aid Abroad's Work In Guatemala Letter from guatemala Our Executive Director Andrew Hewett recently visited ourpartner in guatemala, Saqb’e – an indigenous peoples’ organisation. http://www.oxfam.org.au/world/latam/guatemala/articles.html

Programs News About Us Search ... guatemala Email this page to a friend Print Friendly Guatemala About Our Program News and Articles Links Guatemala News and Articles Letter from Guatemala (Oxfam Connections December 2003) Celebration for women in Guatemala During Guatemala’s 36-year civil war, at least 200,000 people were killed, while around ten per cent of the population was displaced or forced into exile. Indigenous peoples were the main victims of this violence. Around 150,000 Guatemalans – predominantly indigenous peoples – took refuge in Mexico. (Oxfam Connections December 2003) Guatemala: Indigenous voices loud and clear (Oxfam Horizons September 2003) Indigenous Land Rights in Guatemala The people of Guatemala are feeling the full impact of the coffee crisis. Those most adversely affected are the 98 percent of Indigenous peoples who are either landless or have insufficient land to support their families. (Oxfam Connections February 2003) What's that in your Coffee? Huge profits for the big coffee companies, poverty and misery for coffee farmers. (Oxfam Horizons February 2003) New book published on Mayan Women in Guatemala Oxfam Community Aid Abroad recently published Faces Without Masks: Mayan women on identity, gender and ethnicity in Guatemala. It brings together contributions from eight Mayan women, encompassing personal narrative, Mayan cosmology, feminism, postcolonialism and more.

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