Posts Tagged ‘Indígenas’
Straddling borders: a journey of indigenous identity and sovereignty
The 21st century continues to portray Indigenous peoples as “a thing of the past,” as a people “dominated by the Europeans, civilized by them, or dead by their hatred,” making the impacts of Indigenous genocide clearly persist today.
Read MoreAn organization that supports the Awá
The Nariño-based organization Corporación Chacana has sought to work toward the empowerment of indigenous communities in the area, especially the Awá, an ethnic group in danger of extermination due to the violence of the armed conflict.
Read MoreThe Yukpas: The Indigenous community who migrated to Colombia in search of rice
One of Colombia’s greatest challenges as it relates to Venezuela’s migration crisis is the ethnic group who came from the neighboring country, having fled the crisis and asking to be recognized as binational citizens. They are some 300 people who decry the death of two of their children, the disappearances of some of their members, and the consistent threats they face.
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