[Aztlan] Indian political awakening stirs Latin America

[Elaine Schele]

Indian political awakening stirs Latin America
By FRANK BAJAK (AP) – 2 days ago

JESUS DE MACHACA, Bolivia — In Ecuador, the Shuar are blocking
highways to defend their hunting grounds. In Chile, the Mapuche are
occupying ranches to pressure for land, schools and clinics. In
Bolivia, a new constitution gives the country's 36 indigenous peoples
the right to self-rule.

All over Latin America, and especially in the Andes, a political
awakening is emboldening Indians who have lived mostly as second-class
citizens since the Spanish conquest.

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Elaine Schele
PhD Candidate
University of Texas
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