Tag: indigenous politicians
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Controversy over imprisonment of indigenous governor in Peru
The indigenous governor of the southern Andean region of Puno, Peru, Walter Aduviri, is awaiting his transfer to that territory, where he will be imprisoned, amid continued controversy over his detention. While the press and neoliberal politicians oscillate between support and indifference towards the case, progressive forces denounced that it is part of the application…
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Guatemalan elections: Corruption, violence – and hope
Thelma Cabrera may not have won her bid to become Guatemala’s next president, but she did shake up the country’s political scene. A Maya Mam Indigenous rights defender, Cabrera finished fourth place among 19 candidates in the country’s recent general elections. Hers was the strongest showing ever for an Indigenous presidential candidate in a country…
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‘Yá’át’tééh … I am running for president’
Mark Charles, Navajo, announces his bid for the 2020 presidential race as an Independent candidate. That makes it 27 candidates in total vying for the seat: 23 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 2 Independents. His campaign slogan: “To build a nation where ‘We the People’ means all the people.” Following Navajo protocol, Charles introduced himself in…
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An Indigenous Reconstruction in Brazil
518 years ago, the territory now known as Brazil was invaded by a Portuguese fleet and colonized. Many of the indigenous peoples who inhabited the land died from diseases, were killed, or enslaved. The indigenous population was reduced to less than a million, and their land was taken away and exploited. These land seizures didn’t…
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Marichuy, Mexico’s indigenous candidate: “My goal goes beyond being president”
“We do not bring promises, we do not bring anything to give away, more than the heart, more than sweat, more than the effort of each day. It has been a difficult road because people no longer believe in anything and are tired of hearing promises. That is why we are not promising things. We…