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Women of the Rainforest: Voices Against Violence
In the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, where the rainforest is our mother and refuge, indigenous women sustain life, memory, and resistance. They are the guardians of our territories, of traditional medicine, and of the word. That resistance, however, faces silent and brutal violence every day; a violence interwoven with patriarchy, structural discrimination, and neglect…
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Women of the Rainforest: Voices Against Violence
In the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, where the rainforest is our mother and refuge, indigenous women sustain life, memory, and resistance. They are the guardians of our territories, of traditional medicine, and of the word. That resistance, however, faces silent and brutal violence every day; a violence interwoven with patriarchy, structural discrimination, and neglect…
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Ecuador: CONAIE Rejects Government’s Neoliberal Policies
FROM THE EDITORS: Below you will find a translation of CONAIE’s communiqué and resolutions taken after their assembly on November 27, which shows the tensions with Guillermo Lasso’s government and efforts to keep the movement together. SOURCE: https://twitter.com/CONAIE_Ecuador/status/1465541084818382851 Resolutions of the General Council of CONAIE The general council of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of…
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Learning to Feel Babies Inside Us: Wisdom from Majosik, Chiapas
FROM THE EDITORS: This beautiful article is part of the Tzam Trece Semillas Zapatistas project, a plural, multicultural space that proposes a dialogue (tzam means dialogue in Ayapaneco) between communities, ideas, projects, dreams of the original Mexican peoples. The project’s goal is to publish the work of 130 collaborators in thirteen months, from May 2021…
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National Day of Mourning Breaks with the Thanksgiving Myth: A Radio Report
FROM THE EDITORS: National Day of Mourning has taken place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, since 1970, organized by the United American Indians of New England in more recent years. The event breaks with the myth of Thanksgiving Day between pilgrims and Indians taught in schools to show a much uglier truth: as a reminder of the…
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All My Relations: Food Sovereignty: A growing movement
FROM THE EDITORS: We share the transcript of the second episode of All My Relations, with the two hosts, Matika Wilbur and Adrienne Keene, who share with us honest conversations about identity, colonialism, territory, sex, art, food, motherhood, resistance, in short. On multiple issues of concern to indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in our common effort…
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Looking Forward from COP26: An Interview with Andrés Tapia from Lanceros Digitales and CONFENIAE
Awasqa: You participated in COP26. Tell us a little about your experience as a member of the organizations Andrés Tapia: We participated as part of COICA (Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica) as part of the nine countries that represent the Amazon basin, that is, we were able to participate in COP26…
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The Return of Rammay
SOURCE: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ya-Nuunukne-Fall-2021.pdf WITH THE PERMISSION OF: Sogorea Te ‘Land Trust. TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH BY AWASQA Long before there was ever any paper that said it belonged to someone, the land was here. Rammay is the ancestral land of the tribe some times called Ohlone. This is the story of the land and its Rematriation. Tucked…
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President Pedro Castillo’s Challenges after 100 Days of Government
SOURCE: Red Muqi. On Friday, November 5, 2021, President Pedro Castillo completed 100 days of his government. However, it feels it’s been more than a year due to the permanent confrontation and political crisis we have been subjected to by the executive branch and congress. This situation has postponed the Castillo government’s plan for change,…
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COP26: “There Will Be No Solution for Humanity Without Us”
Representatives of indigenous organizations continue to fight to have their voices and perspectives heard during the COP26 negotiations and climate crisis solutions. Civil and environmental organizations have denounced that governments and large corporations have left them out of many of the most important decisions, such as the carbon market and financing structures for climate adaptation…