On January 8th and 9th 2007, hundreds of police and soldiers in Guatemala forcibly evicted the inhabitants of several communities who were living on lands that a Guatemalan military government had granted to Canadian mining company INCO in 1965.

Local indigenous populations claim the land to be theirs, and resent the exploitation of an outside corporation.

Canada’s Skye Resources now lays claim to the land, and paid workers a nominal sum to destroy people’s homes.

With the force of the army and police, company workers took chainsaws and torches to people’s homes, while women and children stood by.

Skye Resources …

This is What Development Looks Like
Part I: Skye Resources and Land Reoccupation in Guatemala
By Dawn Paley, www.dominionpaper.ca

EL ESTOR, GUATEMALA - Famed for having hosted an INCO nickel mining project from the early 60s until the mid 80s, Guatemala’s El Estor is back in the spotlight. Three years ago, Vancouver-based Skye Resources took up the reigns of their predecessors, promising another round of development and jobs for local people. From the ground, however, round after round of violent evictions are the most striking characteristic of the presence of the mining company in the region.

In mid-September, 2006, after years of living five …

World Indigenous Empowerment Summit
La Paz, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) The multinational state, the Constituent Assembly, resistance and democracy are on Monday s agenda for delegates at the Continental Summit of the Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities of Abya Yala.

Over a thousand representatives from Bolivia, the US, Canada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Uruguay are presenting their experiences with unity in native peoples.

They will discuss international rights, identity and coexistence as well as culture, education, language and historical social debts in work commissions.

The event ending October 12 will spurn Washington´s new colonization strategy through the Free …

May 3, 2006 - This statement was read at Glamis Gold’s Annual General Meeting. It was written by community representatives from regions of Honduras and Guatemala affected by the company’s mining operations. They were in Canada on an educational speaking tour with Rights Action.

Statement to Glamis Gold Shareholders from Honduras and Guatemala

Glamis Gold Ltd. Investors and Shareholders:

We, as inhabitants communities directly affected by Glamis Gold’s mining activities in Honduras and Guatemala, write this letter to you to inform you of the grave consequences your investments are having. Glamis Gold arrived in our Communities promising development and progress. However, the experiences …