21. Mexico - Indigenous Peoples, Poverty And Human Development In Latin America: 199 mexico indigenous peoples, Poverty and Human De Few gains were made inincome poverty reduction among indigenous peoples during the indigenous http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/MEXICOEXTN/0,,contentM

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22. Mexico - Indigenous Peoples Still Lag Behind Despite Increased Political Power mexico indigenous peoples Still Lag Behind Desp indigenous peoples,Poverty and Human Development in Latin America 19942004 considers how social http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/MEXICOEXTN/0,,contentM

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23. Abya Yala Net This site presents information on indigenous peoples in mexico, Central, andSouth America. For more information on this project, read about Abya Yala Net http://www.nativeweb.org/abyayala/

Home Login Contact Us Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World Resources Community Services About Us Resource Center Internet Links Nations Index Geographic Region Index Search the Site ... Top 5 Percent Hosted Resources Hosted Pages NativeLaw News NativeTech Site Information Get your FREE EMAIL @NativeWeb.Net! Community About Us Abya Yala Net This site presents information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America. For more information on this project, read about Abya Yala Net Mexico The Meso American Region Maya peoples in Guatemala and Mexico Central America Caribbean South America Northern South America Colombia Venezuela Andean Region Ecuador Peru Bolivia Northern Chile and Argentina Brazil/Amazon Basin Guyana Suriname Southern Cone Uruguay Paraguay Argentina Chile More information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America can also be found in the following sections of NativeWeb: Search the Resource Database on NativeWeb Check the list of Hosted Websites Look through the database of Indigenous manifestos and statements There is also a list of Indigenous organizations , but it is not completely up to date.

24. The Indigenous People Of Mexico mexico is a complex society we often hear or read or the peoples of mexico, indigenous peoples organisations are now beginning to make a big impact, http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/mexico/ip/ind.html

Indigenous people Mexico is a complex society: we often hear or read or the peoples of Mexico, and this page can only give a very brief impression of the diversity. The Spanish invasion brought incredible destruction to these people. War and disease killed vast numbers, and both the military colonists and the Catholic missionaries sought to smash their societies. Great change has taken place, but even now, 504 years after Colombus first landed on the continent, Mexico is still home to 56 different indigenous peoples, each speaking their own language. The attacks, spearheaded by recent governments, on the ejido system (common lands administered by the community), for example, is a big threat to indigenous culture. As Tom Barry writes in his Mexico, a Country Guide , In many areas, caciques or rural bosses not only control land but also monopolise the marketing of nearly all regional production and the local food supply. In Chiapas, for example, the Tzeltales, Tzoltiles, Tojolabales, Chamulas and others have been pushed off their land and are now forced to provide cheap labor on large cotton and coffee plantations The 504 years of colonisation have also, however, been five hundred and four years of resistance. Indigenous peoples' organisations are now beginning to make a big impact, at least on the consciousness of Mexican society. Resistance to the destruction of the environment, defence of indigenous peoples' livliehoods and cultures, demands for development programmes and the protesting of human rights abuses are making the news. But, as the EZLN argued in their Declaration of War on the government, the mestizo establishment has not wanted to listen until it was forced to. Racism is a fact of life in Mexico (too): one that costs lives. But the struggle goes on, for the dead are only dead if they are forgotten.

25. The Struggles Of The Indigenous / Indian / Native American People Of Mexico The struggles of the indigenous people of mexico The loyal and honest struggleof the indigenous peoples of mexico Sep 97; Letter to indigenous http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/mexico/indigenous.html

The struggles of the indigenous people of Mexico Background articles The indigenous people The rebellion in relation to land and ethnic factors Chiapas: A Message From "Deep Mexico" Clinton's "interference" in Mexico - From Wounded Knee to Chiapas Indigenous Autonomy and Revolutionary Resistance Why Indigenous Rights? The EZLN and Indigenous Autonomous Municipalities Timeline Words of the EZLN in Juchita'n, Oaxaca on indigenous language - Feb Words of the EZLN February 24, 2001 in San Cristo'bal de Las Casas, Chiapas Declaration of the 5th Assembly of the CNI - Apr '99 No peace without indigenous rights - Nov '98 Review of the Second National Indigenous Congress - Oct '98 Never again a Mexico without us - Oct '98 National Indigenous Congress on the dissolution of CONAI - July '98 The EZLN and Indigenous Autonomous Municipalities - April '98 Two documents from "The Bees" - (Las Abejas) of Chiapas - Dec '97 The loyal and honest struggle of the indigenous peoples of Mexico - Sep '97 Letter to Indigenous Leadership in U.S.

26. National Profile : Indigenous Peoples Of Mexico National Profile of Maya and indigenous peoples Of mexico. http://www.travelyucatan.com/maya/mayan_national_profile.php

Indigenous Peoples Of Mexico Indigenous Peoples Introduction Locations History Identity ... Conclusion FEATURES Mayan Ruins Modern Maya Story of Color Maya Fashions Once upon a time there was a little newsboy who was very, very poor and he only sold old newspapers because he didn't have enough money for new ones. People didn't by his newspapers because they were all so out of date, and they wanted new newspapers. So the little newsboy never sold any, and every day he accumulated more and more old newspapers. What the little newsboy did was put up a paper recycling plant, and he became a millionaire, bought out all the newspaper businesses and the news agencies, prohibited publishing current news, and thus obliged people to read only news of the past. In the papers on sale today, for example, you'd read that the Zapatistas are about to arrive in Mexico City and that they'll meet with the Villistas there. You can't quite make out the date, but it seems to either 1914 or 1997. Once upon a time, there was a little seamstress who sewed mightily on his sewing machine. The other machines in his neighborhood laughed at him, and shouted: "Fairy! Only old women are streamstresses!" So the little seamstress sewed shut the mouths of everyone who made fun of him. That is why, to this day, we do not know how the story ended, because no one could tell it. NATIONAL PROFILE INTRODUCTION General Overview of the Indigenous Populations of Mexico 1. The discovery of the Americas in the sixteenth century revealed to the European invaders two great civilizations: the Inca in the Southern Hemisphere, and the Mesoamerican in the Northern Hemisphere. The latter was characterized, until colonization began, by all the elements commonly associated with "advanced civilizations." These included a great concentration of sedentary populations; sophisticated political organization of hierarchical states; intensive agriculture; monumental constructions including temples, and civil structures; a great tradition of sculpture and pictorial art; hieroglyphic writing; the use of sophisticated calendars, and; mathematical computation. It also included a variety of social classes, centralized religious systems with priestly castes.

27. Economy Of Indigenous Peoples : Indigenous Peoples Of Mexico Economy of Maya and indigenous peoples Of mexico. indigenous peoples Of mexico,Cancun Maya Riviera Hotels Cancun Maya Riviera Tours http://www.travelyucatan.com/maya/mayan_economy.php

Indigenous Peoples Of Mexico Indigenous Peoples Introduction Locations History Identity ... Conclusion FEATURES Mayan Ruins Modern Maya Story of Color Maya Fashions Once upon a time there was a little newsboy who was very, very poor and he only sold old newspapers because he didn't have enough money for new ones. People didn't by his newspapers because they were all so out of date, and they wanted new newspapers. So the little newsboy never sold any, and every day he accumulated more and more old newspapers. What the little newsboy did was put up a paper recycling plant, and he became a millionaire, bought out all the newspaper businesses and the news agencies, prohibited publishing current news, and thus obliged people to read only news of the past. In the papers on sale today, for example, you'd read that the Zapatistas are about to arrive in Mexico City and that they'll meet with the Villistas there. You can't quite make out the date, but it seems to either 1914 or 1997. Once upon a time, there was a little seamstress who sewed mightily on his sewing machine. The other machines in his neighborhood laughed at him, and shouted: "Fairy! Only old women are streamstresses!" So the little seamstress sewed shut the mouths of everyone who made fun of him. That is why, to this day, we do not know how the story ended, because no one could tell it. ECONOMY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF MEXICO [ Page 1 Introduction 1. The economic base that allows the perpetuation and reproduction of the indigenous communities is an area of territory destined for the production of maize, bean, squash, pepper, etc. These territories are divided into as many plots as there are households in the community. The use of plots by each household is possible as long as they are cultivated and households lose their right to the plots if these are left uncultivated for a period of time determined by the community (between two and four years). In the case of irrigated plots the period may be shorter. The work invested in the plots, rather than their possession is what determines the right of use.

28. Araceli Burguete, Elections In Mexico: Indigenous Suffrage Under Protest Thus, mexico s indigenous peoples have access to the nation s congress onlythrough participation in the political parties. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/46/032.html

Written 5:16 PM Jan 3, 1995 by saiic in igc:reg.mexico "Elections in Mexico: Indigenous Suf" From: saiic (South and Meso American Indian Rights Center) Subject: Elections in Mexico: Indigenous Suffrage Under Protest Elections in Mexico: Indigenous Suffrage Under Protest By Araceli Burguete, from Abya Yala News, Vol. 8, no. 3 Fall 1994 Abya Yala News, Araceli Burguete is a Chiapas native as well as Technical and Research Coordinator for the Independent Indian Peoples Front. The Mexican Constitution was modified in 1992 to include certain new Indigenous rights. Unfortunately, this reform has never been implemented, and Indigenous forms of social organization and democratic representation still lack legal recognition. Despite many efforts to pass legislation guaranteeing Indian representation in congress over the past three years, none have been adopted because Indigenous organizations still lack allies to support these proposals. Thus, Mexico's Indigenous peoples have access to the nation's congress only through participation in the political parties. At the same time, there is ample consensus among the nation's Indigenous organizations that the political parties are not adequate mechanisms for bringing Indigenous representatives to congress. This conclusion has been reinforced by the marginal placement of Indigenous demands in the political parties' agendas, in addition to the absence of Indigenous representation in their leadership structures. Faced with this situation, Indigenous people have become increasingly doubtful about working through the political parties. Consequently, the traditional parties have gradually lost political control within the country's Indigenous regions.

29. Randy Vasquez, Rights Of Indigenous Peoples: The Situation In Chiapas United Nations Commission on Human Rights; Rights of indigenous peoples The mexico a war against the indigenous peoples of the Tojolabal, Tzotzil, http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/261.html

Documents menu Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 23:03:23 -0500 (CDT) From: rich@pencil.math.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) Organization: PACH Subject: UN Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Chiapas Article: 62815 To: undisclosed-recipients:; /** reg.puertorico: 662.0 **/ ** Topic: UN Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Ch ** ** Written 11:19 AM Apr 29, 1999 by jclancy@pop.pegasus.com.au in cdp:reg.puertorico ** from: jclancy@peg.apc.org subject: UN Rights of Indigenous peoples: Chiapas Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 Reply-To: aztlan-l@mail.serve.com Subject: Fw: IED/HLP UN Presentation re: Chiapas Original message follows From: PRENSA NUEVO AMANECER Subject: IED/HLP UN Presentation re: Chiapas United Nations Commission on Human Rights; Rights of Indigenous Peoples: The Situation in Chiapas Oral Presentation by Randy Vasquez, Monday 19 April 1999 International Educational Development/Humanitarian Law Project has been exceptionally concerned about the war in Chiapas, Mexico - a war against the Indigenous peoples of the Tojolabal, Tzotzil, Tzeltzal, Chole and Zoque communities. Since the end of the main military actions by the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional (the EZLN) and the Mexican Federal Army in 1994, a dirty war has been carried out against these Indigenous peoples. The EZLN has called for a political solution to the situation, yet the government has stormed the area with tens of thousands of soldiers and has occupied Indigenous schools and villages. Roads and highways are cut off. Many Indigenous peoples accused of being sympathizers of the EZLN are arrested, tortured and even killed. These Indigenous people are in a crisis situation, with harvests destroyed and hunger plaguing them.

30. Indigenous Peoples / IPS Inter Press Service indigenous peoples DAY New Universities for a Multicultural mexico By AdriánReyes mexico CITY Seven intercultural universities in mexico are going a http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/indigenous_peoples/index.asp

Inter Press Service News Agency Saturday, September 24, 2005 00:01 GMT Subscribe ! Enter your email address to receive our free weekly newsletters Indigenous Peoples The Week with IPS more newsletters >> Homepage Africa Asia-Pacific ... KATHMANDU - Nearly 30,000 Nepali children die yearly in their first month of life, the third highest rate in the world. Yet, the battered country is on track to slash under-five mortality by two-thirds within a decade, says the United Nations. T he planet's roughly 350 million indigenous peoples took notable steps on the international stage in the last decade. They got the world's governments to agree to create a body to represent them at the United Nations, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and to appoint a special rapporteur responsible for their human rights. Yet the years 1995-2004, named by the UN as the Indigenous Decade, did not see a significant change in the living conditions of most "tribal", "aboriginal", "native" or "first" peoples. Calling those conditions "precarious", the UN has declared 2005-2014 a second Indigenous Decade. IPS, with its network of contributors at the UN and linked to indigenous communities worldwide, is committed to tracking the world community's efforts to do justice to the rights and aspirations of these peoples..

31. High Court Ruling Means War, Warn Mexico's Indigenous Groups Although the amendments recognized the rights of indigenous peoples, Approximately 10 percent of mexico’s 100 million people are ethnic Indians, http://www.finalcall.com/international/mexico09-24-2002.htm

FRONT PAGE NATIONAL WORLD PERSPECTIVES ... SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSPAPER WEB POSTED 09-24-2002 High court ruling means war, warn Mexico's indigenous groups MEXICO CITY (IPS) —Mexico’s Supreme Court set the stage for "war" by dismissing 330 lawsuits against "unjust and retrogressive" laws concerning indigenous people, organizations that back the Zapatista rebels in Chiapas warn. Supporters of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) who just a few months ago praised the "new ethics and independence" of the Supreme Court for ordering probes into politically motivated crimes in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, now say the court is a "farce." On Sept. 6, the Supreme Court threw out suits filed by several states and municipalities with large indigenous populations against constitutional amendments in favor of indigenous rights, which were approved by Congress in April. As modified by the legislature, the constitutional reforms satisfied neither the EZLN, a lightly armed rebel group in the impoverished southern state of Chiapas, which enjoys much international sympathy, nor its supporters. Although the amendments recognized the rights of indigenous peoples, they limited the aspirations of native communities for full autonomy and control over their own territories, which had been agreed to by the government of Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000) in 1996, in an accord signed in peace talks with the Zapatistas.

32. Indigenous Peoples In Latin America - LANIC Translate this page Please see Aztec and Maya, as well as our mexico page, for additional links. United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of indigenous peoples 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

33. Traditions Of Mexico - Indigenous Languages The Aztecs and other Náhuatlspeaking indigenous peoples of mexico all belong tothe Uto-Aztecan Linguistic Group. Spoken in many regions of the western US http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/aztec.html

TRADITIONS OF MEXICO Indigenous Languages An educational project of the Houston Institute for Culture ARE YOU RELATED TO THE AZTECS? Uto-Aztecan Languages Spoken Throughout Mexico and the Western United States By John P. Schmal For five centuries, North Americans have been fascinated and intrigued by stories of the magnificent Aztec Empire. This extensive Mesoamerican Empire was in its ascendancy during the late Fifteenth and early Sixteenth Centuries. The Aztec Empire of 1519 was the most powerful Mesoamerican kingdom of all time. This multi-ethnic, multi-lingual realm stretched for more than 80,000 square miles through many parts of what are now central and southern Mexico. This enormous empire reached from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf coast and from central Mexico to the present-day Republic of Guatemala. Fifteen million people, living in thirty-eight provinces and residing in 489 communities, paid tribute to the Emperor Moctezuma II. MORE RESOURCES The Aztec Empire Map of Mexico History of Mexico Mexican Traditions While the Aztecs of the Sixteenth Century lived in the south central part of the present-day Mexican Republic, a wide scattering of peoples who presently live in the United States could probably be described as "distant cousins" to the Aztecs. If you belong to the Shoshone, Ute, Paiute, or Gabrielino Indians, you may very well share common roots with the famous Aztecs of central Mexico. The idea that Sinaloa, Sonora, California, and New Mexico might be the site of Aztlan is a very plausible explanation when historical linguistics are considered. "The north-to-south movement of the Aztlan groups is supported by research in historical linguistics," writes the anthropologist, Professor Michael Smith of the University of New York, in

34. Indigenous Peoples And The Millennium Development Goals A report on mexico says that the indigenous peoples live in “alarming conditionsof extreme poverty and marginality.” This study observed that being poor http://www.tebtebba.org/tebtebba_files/ipr/mdg.html

Indigenous peoples and the Millennium Development Goals by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Back E-mail Us Bottom of Page This paper was submitted to the 4th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York, 16-27 May 2005, Agenda item 3 of the provisional agenda. Economic and Social Council, Dist.:GENERAL March 2005, Original: ENGLISH I f the MDG Development aggression Poverty Situation of Indigenous Peoples One conclusion is that the poverty map in the region coincides with indigenous peoples territories. A subsequent study in the region conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank came up with similar conclusions and observations: alarming conditions of extreme poverty and marginality. Statistics in Guatemala show that 50 to 60 per cent of a total population of 11 million belong to 23 indigenous peoples. Of these number, 54.3 per cent of them are poor and 22.8 per cent extremely poor. Sixty per cent of households do not have the capacity to earn half of the cost of their minimum food needs despite spending a greater part of their earnings on it. Eight out of every ten indigenous children in this country live in poverty according to the indicators published in the 2001 Human Development Report The Asian Development Bank also undertook a study in 2002 on the poverty situation of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities in Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Indonesia. This study could not establish trends in the relationship between poverty and ethnicity because there is a lack of disaggregated and data based on ethnicity. However, in the case of Vietnam such disaggregated data is available. The finding is that the worst poverty situation in Vietnam is among the ethnic minorities

35. Mexico | MADRE: An International Women's Human Rights Organization For communities in Chiapas, mexico s poorest state, neoliberal economic policieslike indigenous peoples in Chiapas are denied access to health care, http://www.madre.org/countries/Mexico.html

@import "/common/madre2.css"; Home About Programs Articles ... Print Text size: A A A Where We Work Colombia Cuba Guatemala Haiti ... Get emails with the latest news and analysis from MADRE Search the MADRE site! © MADRE Mexico Country Overview Mexico's economy has been transformed since 1985 by a US-sponsored corporate agenda carried out through free trade agreements and structural adjustment policies. As a result, Mexico's minimum wage has fallen 60 percent and poverty has increased 80 percent. Today, nearly 80 percent of Mexicans live below the poverty line. Free Trade Agreements and Plan Puebla-Panama NAFTA Related Materials MADRE Programs in Mexico MADRE's Sister Organizations in Mexico Indigenous Women and Sustainable Development What's So Liberal About Neoliberalism? ... 'War on Terror' Has Latin American Indigenous People in Its Sights (Gustavo González, Inter Press Service) The Other Wars: United States Foreign Policy In The Western Hemisphere (Harry Targ, Portside) The Free Trade Area of the Americas : The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is poised to turn all of Latin America, except Cuba, into one big free trade zone, mainly for the benefit of US corporations. The FTAA ratification process has stalled over arguments that large US agriculture subsidies put Latin American farmers at an unfair advantage. Plan Puebla-Panama : Plan Puebla Panama, spearheaded by President Vicente Fox Mexico and supported by the Bush Administration, the World Bank and IMF, seeks to build a giant network of highways and railroads to develop-and privatize-the oil and electric industries from Mexico's Puebla state all the way to Panama. The PPP would "pave the way" for the implementation of CAFTA and other free-trade initiatives.

36. Mexico | MADRE: An International Women's Human Rights Organization As one member stressed, demanding rights for indigenous peoples in Chiapas and respect for the collective rights of indigenous peoples in mexico. http://www.madre.org/sister/Mexico.html

@import "/common/madre2.css"; Home About Programs Articles ... Print Text size: A A A MADRE's Sister Organizations Colombia Cuba Guatemala Haiti ... Get emails with the latest news and analysis from MADRE Search the MADRE site! © MADRE MADRE's Sister Organizations in Mexico K'inal Antzetik K'inal Antzetik ("Women's Earth" in Tzeltal) began in 1991 when a group of Indigenous women weavers came together to try to increase their income by pooling their skills and marketing strategies. Since then, K'inal Antzetik has expanded from its initial focus on technical support for community cooperatives. K'inal Antzetik's work now includes trainings on sexual health and reproductive rights, education and literacy programs and leadership development for women. The Chiapas chapter of K'inal Antzetik works specifically with Indigenous women, supporting them as they organize to defend their communities and win access to health care, political participation and justice for violations committed by the Mexican army and paramilitary forces. Related Materials Country Overview: Mexico MADRE Programs in Mexico Indigenous Women and Sustainable Development What's So Liberal About Neoliberalism?

37. Celebrating Indigenous People - “In Celebration of indigenous peoples”, an exhibit of indigenous art from over 13 by indigenous artists from Guatemala, Canada, United States, mexico, http://www.un.org/events/UNART/indigenous.htm

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS ON 13 MAY AND CLOSES ON 11 JULY 2003 Discover the banners of the exhibit (PDF format) Title banner Text panels Quotes panels Artists banners ... Visit the Photo gallery The exhibit contains artworks, sculpture, weavings, beadwork and traditional rock paintings by indigenous artists from Guatemala, Canada, United States, Mexico, Ecuador, New Zealand, Australia and the Kalahari Desert region of Southern Africa. From Africa, there are Nigerian paintings depicting indigenous scenes and customs by artist Ibiyinka Olufemi Alao, with the artist on hand for demonstrations, and traditional rock paintings by Bushmen from the Kalahari. From Latin America, there are crafts and basketry from Ecuador and textile pieces courtesy of the Cultural Institute of Mexico and the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations. From Australia, Cameron McCarthy will demonstrate Aboriginal painting, in addition to paintings displayed from the Jinta gallery in Australia. There will also be Maori paintings and crafted pieces. Many of the displays include demonstrations that encourage participation, especially of young people. Traditional Iroquois beadwork from North America and textiles from Guatemala will be demonstrated. In addition to the Native American totems on display, one is to be created at the exhibition.

38. Protecting Indigenous Peoples Privacy From Eyes In The Sky NAFTA is the death certificate for the indigenous peoples of mexico, thunderedone Zapatista commander (Nations, 1994, 33). The Mayans resented the role http://www.spatial.maine.edu/tempe/madsen.html

39. Native Lands - CA Map Update indigenous peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central America and Southern mexico .In January 2003, Native Lands’ new map, indigenous peoples and Natural http://www.nativelands.org/bin/view.pl/41215.html

Program Highlights Second Indigenous Conference Workplan with URACCAN CA Map Update ... Guatemala "Indigenous Peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central America and Southern Mexico" In January 2003, Native Lands’ new map, Indigenous Peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central America and Southern Mexico , was completed. It is an update of an earlier map, The Coexistence of Indigenous Peoples and the Natural Environment in Central America , published in 1992. Both maps were collaborative efforts between Native Lands and the National Geographic Society. The original map put on display forest cover and areas of indigenous use and occupation. The current map contains these elements but has added coastal-marine ecosystems and southern Mexico, to include the entire Maya region as far as the Istmo de Tehuantepec. Like its predecessor, this map is bilingual, with texts in English and Spanish. A team of specialists from each of the eight countries mapped spent roughly a year and a half, from October 2000 through January 2002, gathering data for the map. During this time, they consulted with a wide range of experts – biologists, anthropologists, geographers, conservationists, fishermen, indigenous leaders – in a series of meetings, workshops, and visits to pull together accurate information on the following dimensions: Forest cover : Categories of vegetation are: Tropical broadleaf forest (upland); tropical broadleaf forest (lowland); pine forest, pine and oak (upland); pine savannah (lowland); coastal wetlands, including mangroves; high plateau (páramo); and areas without natural vegetation. Data were obtained from the World Bank/CCAD Mesoamerican Biological Corridor project to map forest ecosystems of Central America, and from local institutions throughout the region.

40. Mexico's Legislative Deception On Indigenous Peoples What we got is not a reform that truly benefits the indigenous peoples, but onlya set of The new powers that would be granted to mexico s 62 indigenous http://www.cwis.org/fwdp/Americas/zap42001.htm

Constitutional Denial - Mexico's Legislative Deception on Indigenous Peoples by Adelfo Regino Montes Autor(a): (translated by Agustin J. Avila-Sakar) Fecha: 10:16am 29 Abril 2001 La Jornada, Saturday April 28, 2001 original source: http://unam.netgate.net/jornada/012a1pol.html The constitutional denial of Indigenous claims and fundamental rights is deeply rooted in the history of our country. In 1824 the first constitution, the same that gave birth to the present Mexican State, actually treated us as foreigners. Then, with the constitution of 1857 came an aggressive campaign of compelled sales of Indigenous communal property, aggravating the conditions of poverty, isolation and exploitation suffered over centuries by our ancestors. In 1917, after a painful revolution, a constitution was promulgated which, though guaranteeing the protection of Indigenous lands, laid the grounds for an ethnocidal institutional policy. Today the Senate of the Republic has issued a dictum on constitutional reforms regarding Indigenous rights which, if approved by the Chamber of Deputies, will nullify the basic demands of our peoples and will be inefficient in the context of factual reality. The rationale is very clear: the idea is to acknowledge certain rights so that everything stays the same. We are specially concerned about the right to free determination and autonomy. As a matter of fact, the second article, section a, of the dictum "acknowledges and guarantees the right of peoples and communities to free determination and, as a consequence, autonomy...", but the mechanisms and forms that should make that possible and efficacious are not established.

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