41. Minorities At Risk (MAR) Analytic Summary The majority of indigenous peoples in guatemala are of Mayan descentand are dispersed throughout the country with the largest populations in http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar/data/indguat.htm

Indigenous People of Guatemala Total Population: 12,008,000 (1998 est.) Indigenous Population: 5,043,000 (1998 est.) Percent Indigenous: 42% Capital: Guatemala City Borders: Borders Mexico to the west and north; Belize, the Caribbean Sea, and Honduras to the east; El Salvador to the southwest; and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Area: 42,042 square miles Click here to view General Chronology Risk Assessment Four factors increase the likelihood of future indigenous rebellion in Guatemala: (1) persistent protest in past decade, (2) territorial concentration, (3) high levels of group organization and cohesion, and (4) regime instability in the last five years. Four factors favor the containment of rebellion: (1) its history of democratic elections throughout the 20th century, (2) efforts at negotiation and reform, (3) transnational support for settlement and reform, and (4) lack of serious armed conflicts in neighboring countries. Analytic Summary Indigenous Guatemalans experience demographic stress in the form of deteriorating public health conditions, low caloric intake, and migration both internally and abroad (DEMSTR00 = 8). Economic stresses include social exclusion and limited land access (ECDIS00 = 3). Historical exclusion accounts for limited political access to civil service and high office (POLDIS00 = 3). Political discrimination can also be found in the restrictions of indigenous rights in judicial proceedings.

42. Themes - Indigenous Peoples Resources Rights 2001, Nov, CNOC, guatemala Empowering the capacity of agrarian and social conflictnegotiationof 1989-2002, indigenous and Tribal peoples Rights to lands http://www.landcoalition.org/t13iprr.htm

International Land Coalition - Thematic Clusters Indigenous Peoples Resource Rights Home This section indexes documents on our Web site by thematic clusters. Date Title Section 2003, Dec BirdLife Cameroon P romoting Natural Resources Management by Indigenous Communities in the Ngovayang Forest Programmes - CEF - Project Profiles 2003, Oct APA Amerindian Peoples Association Guyana Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Land and Resource Rights in the Upper Mazaruni River Basin of Guyana Programmes - CEF - Project Profiles 2003, July PAFID Philippines - Mapping the ancestral domains of the Idigenous Peoples in Mindanao Programmes - CEF - Project Profiles 2003, July CODECA, Guatemala Legal Advice to Support Juridical Security and Access to Land in the Southern Coast of Guatemala Programmes - CEF - Project Profiles 2003, June Towards a Common Platform on Access to Land English Txt Ver KB Frmtd Ver 2424KB French Txt Ver Spanish Txt Ver KB) Frmtd Ver 3029KB Arabic F r mtd Ver Resource Centre - Coalition Outputs / Sponsored Activities Guatemala Small Farmers - continue to battle over Land Campesino guatemalteco in spanish World Bank Regional Workshops on Land Issues Indigenous Land Rights and Natural Resource Management: Legal and Institutional Issues (Spanish) 450KB - Roque Roldán Ortega Derechos de los Pueblos y las Comunidades Indigenas Latinoamericanas a la Tierra ppt 128KB

43. Development Gateway In guatemala, indigenous girls complete an average of less than one year of Conflictsthat affect indigenous peoples in Africa, Asia and Latin America have http://topics.developmentgateway.org/indigenous/rc/BrowseContent.do~source=RCCon

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44. PAHO - HEALTH OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - INFORMATION RESOURCES peoples. HSP/HSO. HSO/D. Series 5. Electronic Version Doc. 23 —Lessons Learnedin Working with indigenous Women and Health The Experience in guatemala, http://165.158.1.110/english/hsp/hso_indig_infoR.htm

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45. Diplomacy Monitor: Guatemala On The Issue Of Indigenous Peoples St. Thomas Univeristy School of Law Diplomacy Monitor, guatemala On the Issue ofIndigenous peoples Most recent Web posts first Page 1 Return To guatemala Sub http://www.diplomacymonitor.com/stu/dm.nsf/nationissued?openform&cat=Guatemala|I

46. Diplomacy Monitor: Indigenous Peoples 05/05/2004 Dated 05/04/2004 Cached guatemala Ministry of Foreign Affairs guatemalaELECTA EN VARIAS COMISIONES DE NACIONES indigenous peoples Indexed 05 http://www.diplomacymonitor.com/stu/dm.nsf/issued?openform&cat=Indigenous_People

47. Education In The International Decade Of Indigenous Peoples: Bringing Education 15. In guatemala, the Agreement on Identity and Rights of indigenous Peoplesbetween the Government of guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/echoes-16-02.html

The Earth as Mother Education in the International Decade of Indigenous Peoples: Bringing education back into the mainstream of Indigenous Peoples' lives By Raymundo Rovillos They wanted us to go to school And to turn the pages of books... Why learn the language of books When the forest speaks to you? One cannot eat books, And pens and pencils are poor weapons To kill the deer of the mountains And the grunting boar... This poem aptly illustrates one of the issues raised by Indigenous Peoples against the system of education that was imposed on them by colonial and neo-colonial powers. It is a biting indictment of an educational system that is perceived as unsuitable to their needs. Indeed, Indigenous Peoples in many parts of the world identify education as a crucial factor in the historical process of their marginalization. The process started at the onset of western colonization and was carried over by nation-states after decolonization. A Handmaiden of Assimilation In their attempt to consolidate colonial power, and later, nation-states, the ruling elite imposed a policy of assimilation nay westernization. This policy was implemented by missionaries and schools that they set up in Indigenous communities. This resulted in the virtual obliteration of most of the Indigenous Peoples’ way of life their cultural practices, traditions, arts, languages. Some elements of their culture, those that were deemed acceptable to the "moral" (i.e., western, Christian and patriarchal) standards of the colonizers and ruling elite, were integrated into the dominant national culture.

48. Eco-Index: Preparation Of The Regional Map "Indigenous Peoples And Natural Ecosy in other maps, such as the Nahuas and the indigenous people of Texihuat Preparationof national indigenous maps for El Salvador, guatemala and Nicaragua. http://www.eco-index.org/search/results.cfm?ProjectID=442

49. Canadian Dimension: Indigenous Peoples Declaration Against United States Invasio Colombia Information Network of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. INIPA. CanadaLiga Maya Internacional . guatemala Universidade Federal de Mato Groso. http://www.canadiandimension.mb.ca/extra/d0408ip.htm

Indigenous Peoples Declaration Against United States Invasion of Iraq Ottawa - Canada - (Posted on Apr-01-2003) The representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas gathered during the second Annual Forum of Connectivity in Ottawa, Canada on March 24-26, 2003 and expressed the following: Indigenous Peoples Declaration We urge the United Nations to call for an emergency meeting of the Security Council to condemn the United States government, and its allies decision to go to war and we call for an immediate cease fire To join our voices to the millions of peoples around the world, including the voices of the peoples in United States, the voice of our sister Rigoberta Menchù Tum, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner and other indigenous organizations to condemn the genocidal American invasion against the Iraqi people. This genocide is a crime against humanity and violates international law as well as human and legal rights. This is a criminal invasion and it is killing innocent children, women and the elderly. It lacks any kind of legitimacy and cannot be justified as it violates all declarations to live in peace. It violates the self determination and sovereignty of peoples and the consensus reached by most states represented in the United Nations.

50. BBC NEWS | Americas | Americas 'failing Native Peoples' accuses of weakening guarantees on indigenous constitutional rights; guatemala whereAmnesty says almost nothing has been leader of the Xavante people fled his http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2318757.stm

NEWS SPORT WEATHER WORLD SERVICE ... A-Z INDEX SEARCH You are in: Americas News Front Page Africa Americas ... Programmes SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobile/PDAs Text Only ... Help LANGUAGES EDITIONS Change to UK Friday, 11 October, 2002, 12:35 GMT 13:35 UK Americas 'failing native peoples' Governments have failed to implement agreements Governments throughout the Americas are failing to fulfil their commitments to the region's indigenous peoples, according to a new report. The human rights group Amnesty International says America's native peoples are still one of the most marginalised and poorest communities in the world, discriminated against and often exposed to grave abuses of their fundamental human rights. Many people are forced to sleep on the streets Amnesty published the report to coincide with Columbus or Native American Day, when several countries celebrate the continent's multicultural heritage and mark the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus in 1492. "Basic rights of indigenous communities, including the right to land and to cultural identity in the use of language, education and the administration of justice are systematically violated," the report says. "Racism and discrimination entrenched in most societies make indigenous people more vulnerable to human rights violations including torture and ill-treatment, 'disappearance' and unlawful killings," Amnesty argues.

51. Economist.com | Indigenous People In South America Rights Watch reports on Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, guatemala and Peru. org has Spanishlanguagecampaigning material about Latin American indigenous peoples. http://www.economist.com/world/la/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2446861

52. Guatemala: Indigenous Rights And Logging Licenses rights of the indigenous peoples and in a better management of forest resourcesin the region. By Carlos Salvatierra, Colectivo MadreSelva, guatemala, email http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/69/Guatemala.html

- Guatemala: Indigenous rights and logging licenses The forests of Chichicastenango have undergone severe degradation and presently it is only possible to find well-conserved forests in the northern part of the municipality. The rest of the forest ecosystems are fragmented, forming associations of trees with agricultural crops. In this context, it is relevant to analyse the conflict that has arisen over the past few months between the Chichicastenango Indigenous Mayorship and the National Forestry Institute (Instituto Nacional de Bosques - INAB) regarding authorisation for logging licenses. By law, only municipal mayors' offices can issue logging permits, and the volume cannot exceed 10 cubic metres per year. Logging operations can only be undertaken within the urban perimeter. Putting into practice the International Labour Organization's Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, the Indigenous Mayorship has taken on the issuing and authorisation of logging permits and licences, which INAB considers to be interfering in its functions, as in this case it would be the issuing of a legal document that in theory should only be issued by this Institute. The Indigenous Mayorship argues that INAB authorises logging permits in excess, with many errors of procedure, such as a lack of verification and follow-up on the number of trees authorised to be logged. It also states that the authorities ignore the rights and regulations governing indigenous society.

53. Defenders Of The Forests: Amnesty International Report Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay andPeru) are State Parties to the indigenous and Tribal peoples Convention known http://www.wrm.org.uy/peoples/amnesty.html

Defenders of the forests AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Press Release Americas: Indigenous people at high risk of human rights violations AI Index: AMR 01/008/2001 Publish date: 09/08/2001 As the world marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, native peoples continue to be the victims of human rights violations including killings and "disappearances" in many parts of the Americas, Amnesty International said today. "Intimidation, harassment and violent attacks against indigenous communities are frequent occurrences in countries including Honduras, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela," the organization added, calling on governments throughout the region to ensure the rights of indigenous people are fully respected. In Colombia, indigenous communities find themselves increasingly caught up in the spiralling civil conflict and are targeted for attacks and killings both by army-backed paramilitaries and armed opposition groups accusing them in turns of collaborating with the other side. Violence and threats against indigenous populations often take place in the context of disputes relating to the lands they live on and to the exploitation, by national and multinational companies, of natural resources on indigenous territories.

54. AllRefer Encyclopedia - Maya, Indigenous People Of Mexico And Central America : Related Category South American indigenous peoples. separating ladinos from the indigenouspopulation. division between Mexico and guatemala occurred early in http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/M/Maya-1-the-twentieth-century.html

AllRefer Channels :: Health Yellow Pages Reference Weather SEARCH : in Reference June 09, 2004 You are here : AllRefer.com Reference Encyclopedia South American Indigenous Peoples ... Maya, indigenous people of Mexico and Central America By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z M Maya, indigenous people of Mexico and Central America, South American Indigenous Peoples Related Category: South American Indigenous Peoples Maya [m I u Pronunciation Key The Twentieth Century Demographic growth among Maya-speaking populations increasingly led to pressure on available resources, leading to widespread deforestation and erosion and forcing many groups to adopt commercial specializations to supplement income derived from agriculture. Among the better-known examples of the latter are the colorful cotton textiles produced in the Guatemalan highlands, marketed both locally and in industrialized countries. Also in Guatemala, seasonal labor on the growing number of coffee plantations along the Pacific coast became increasingly important throughout the first half of the 20th cent. Beginning in the 1930s and 40s, improved communications throughout the Maya region opened many new and often local economic opportunities for wage employment and commercial activity. Sections in this article: Introduction Maya Prehistory Colonial-Period Maya Independence Period The Twentieth Century Bibliography Topics that might be of interest to you: archaeology Belize Bonampak calendar ... MErida, city, Mexico

55. AllRefer Encyclopedia - QuichE (Mesoamerican Indigenous Peoples) - Encyclopedia Pronunciation Key, indigenous peoples of Mayan linguistic stock, in the westernhighlands of guatemala; most important group of the ancient southern Maya. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/Q/Quiche.html

AllRefer Channels :: Health Yellow Pages Reference Weather SEARCH : in Reference June 09, 2004 You are here : AllRefer.com Reference Encyclopedia Mesoamerican Indigenous Peoples ... QuichE By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z Q QuichE, Mesoamerican Indigenous Peoples Related Category: Mesoamerican Indigenous Peoples QuichE [k E ch A Pronunciation Key , indigenous peoples of Mayan linguistic stock, in the western highlands of Guatemala; most important group of the ancient southern Maya . The largest of the contemporary native groups of Guatemala, numbering over a million, they live principally in the region between Quezaltenango and Chichicastenango . From their origins, as told in the Popol Vuh , the QuichE have retained many ancient traditions, blending them with Western customs to create a distinctive mode of life. Pedro de Alvarado , with the help of the Cakchiquel or Kakchiquel, a neighboring but rival group similar in language and stock, conquered them in 1524. However, the QuichE waged periodic uprisings against both the Spanish and, later, the Guatemalan government. During the political upheaval of the 1970s and 80s in Guatemala, many QuichE fled the country for Mexico and the United States. Studies of modern QuichE communities include Ruth Bunzel, Chichicastenango (1952) and Manning Nash

56. Indigenous Peoples Fund Colombia and Chile), and Mesoamerica (southern Mexico and guatemala), the indigenous theSouthern Cone, and the Caribbean islands, indigenous peoples are small http://www.gm-unccd.org/FIELD/Multi/IPF/Ind.htm

Main Page Global Mechanism About FIELD Help ... English On-line Indigenous Peoples Fund Short Description Funding Agency Indigenous Peoples Fund Funding Terms and Conditions Priorities or Preferences The Fund will mainly support projects originating from indigenous peoples themselves, which by virtue of their technical, economic or cultural characteristics, provide indigenous solutions to indigenous problems. Indigenous Peoples Fund-supported projects will address four critical areas: resources for sustainable development, indigenous rights, institutional strengthening and training, and culture and identity. Allocation The region can be divided into three groups of countries based on the concentration of indigenous peoples: In the Andean region (Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, and parts of Colombia and Chile), and Mesoamerica (southern Mexico and Guatemala), the indigenous population is equal to or outnumbers the non-indigenous population.

57. TVE: Human Rights Catalogue '98 Perhaps the most important thing in guatemala is that indigenous peoples, forthe first time in their history, are now involved in the policy dialogue. http://www.tve.org/humanrights/doc.cfm?aid=374

58. GLOBAL VISION : INTERVIEWS : RIGOBERTA MENCHU TUM a Quiché (Maya) human rights activist from guatemala, the official spokespersonfor the United Nations International Decade of indigenous peoples (1994 2003 http://www.global-vision.org/interview/menchu.html

NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE RIGOBERTA MENCHU TUM A PLEA FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION Transcript of the Global Vision video interview. Produced, directed (and translated from the original Spanish) by Michael O'Callaghan BACKGROUND After fleeing the violence of her native country, she became an eloquent defender of indigenous peoples and other victims of government oppression around the world. She left Guatemala after her father, her mother and a brother were killed by its Government soldiers. Her 16-year-old brother Petrocinio was kidnapped, tortured and burned alive in 1979. When her mother demanded an explanation, Government soldiers abducted her mother, raped her repeatedly, cut off her ears, tortured and mutilated her, and left her to be consumed by maggots, vultures, and dogs. Her father was killed when the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala City, in which he and other leaders of the country's main peasant opposition group had protested human rights violations, was set on fire. Global Vision Director Michael O'Callaghan for the Sustainability THE INTERVIEW WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO HUMANKIND?

59. Across The Americas, Indigenous Peoples Make Themselves Heard of a growing militancy and political assertiveness among the native peoples ofthe Americas. In Ecuador and in guatemala, indigenous leaders arguably wield http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/printer_102003F.shtml

Go to Original Across the Americas, Indigenous Peoples Make Themselves Heard By Héctor Tobar Los Angeles Times Sunday 19 October 2003 Above the rocky bowl of La Paz, this vast township of brick and adobe homes stretches across a dry plain. This is where the Aymara Indians of western Bolivia come to live and work when their farms can no longer feed them. For the past week, the hardscrabble order of El Alto gave way to a fervor of rebellion. Armed with the traditional weapons of the Aymara people - sticks, slingshots and muscle - its residents fought the army, built barricades and derailed a train, cutting off and shutting down the capital below them. "We are not going to allow ourselves to be pushed around anymore," said Bernaldo Castillo Mollo, a 37-year-old Aymara bricklayer and jack-of-all-trades who was shot in the foot during the protests. "So that our children have a better life than us, we are willing to die." The Indian-led movement that brought down Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada last week was only the most recent and startling expression of a growing militancy and political assertiveness among the native peoples of the Americas. In Ecuador and in Guatemala, indigenous leaders arguably wield more influence in local and national affairs than in any time since the Spanish conquest. And in Chile and Mexico, resistance to the changes brought by the global economy are helping to feed a renaissance of indigenous organizations.

60. NativeWeb Home Agreement on Identity and Rights of indigenous peoples, Maya, America Central,1809. Painters and Paintings from the Highlands of guatemala Pintores y Pinturas http://www.nativeweb.org/resources.php?name=Maya&type=1&nation=212

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