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LA PAZ, Dec 1 (IPS) - Indigenous journalism would seem to be in a stage
similar to what environmentalism experienced a few decades ago:
born of necessity and protest, it is caught in a constant state
of tension between activism and professionalism.

El Consejo de Gobierno de los Kichwas del Ecuador ECUARUNARI ha convocado a sus bases de la regional sierra y a sus principales autoridades a la Asamblea Ordinaria para el día lunes 1 de diciembre desde las 9h00 en Casa de El Dorado en Quito.
En esta Asamblea Ordinaria de los Kichwas se trataran dos puntos:
1. [...]

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LA PAZ, Nov 28 (IPS) - Journalists from indigenous communities in
Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Guatemala and Bolivia came
together in La Paz to take the first step towards creating a
network to work together and support each other.

ASUNCION, Nov 27 (IPS) - Large swathes of native forest have been turned
into pasture land in the northern part of Paraguay’s semi-arid
Chaco region, as large Brazilian cattle ranchers expand their
property in this country.

Testimonio del hijo de uno de los últimos aislados huaorani que fue contactado por misioneros evangélicos en los ‘40.
Por Gabriela Mendoza*
CIPIACI, Asunción.- Ehuenguime Enqueri Niwa se convirtió en Presidente de la Organización de Nacionalidad Huaorani NAWE del Ecuador, a los 23 años. Hasta hoy, los huaorani luchan por preservar su identidad, su cultura y su [...]

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Una de las últimas tribus aisladas del mundo, en Paraguay, está en grave peligro de desaparecer.

Por Fermín Tiwi Paati*
Estimados paisanos y paisanas míos, y amigos y amigas intelectuales no indígenas:
Abro nuevamente una nueva polémica para discutir sobre las palabras en Awajún que se castellanizaron. Ésta tergiversación es en la escritura de las palabras Awajún. Si no nos damos cuenta, esta es otra forma de perder la originalidad y por consiguiente [...]

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LIMA, Nov 19 (IPS) - "Just imagine you’re told you have to leave
your house, your livestock, the graves of your loved ones, and
then they take you to an unfamiliar place without even asking you
what you think about it. How would you feel?" asks Eduardo
Sueldo, the local environment delegate in a highlands village in
southern Peru.

Introduction
Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, is visiting Washington for the first time ever this week, on a two-day visit during which he is scheduled to make his first speech at the Organization of American States (OAS). President Morales furthermore plans to meet with members of Congress and President-elect Obama’s transition team. Last [...]

Brasil planea utilizar un avión equipado con sensores de calor corporal para monitorear a distancia a tribus aisladas.