La zona norte de Guatemala es una de las áreas más ricas en todo el país por la gran cantidad de recursos naturales con los que cuenta. Irónicamente, la mayor parte de población Indígena Maya Q’eqchi’ que vive en esta zona, se encuentra en condiciones de pobreza y extrema pobreza, y están enfrentando además otros problemas causados por los monocultivos de palma y hule, los proyectos mineros, y la destrucción de áreas protegidas para la construcción de hidroeléctricas o proyectos similares.
By Rossy Gonzalez
"My name is Thelma Cabrera Pérez, I am a defender of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and of Mother Earth, I was elected by an assembly of communities to be a candidate for president," says Cabrera.
Por Rossy Gonzalez
“Mi nombre es Thelma Cabrera Pérez, soy defensora de los derechos de los pueblos y de la madre tierra, fui electa en asamblea de las comunidades para candidata a presidenta,” dice Thelma Cabrera Pérez.
By María Recinos y Diana Pastor, reposted from EntreMundos
Just two months into the International Year of Indigenous Languages, Maya Ch'orti' linguist Saturnino Ramírez Interiano was assassinated in Chiquimula, Guatemala on February 13, 2019. He was an linguist, educator, and active proponent of the history and culture of the Indigenous Ch’orti’ Peoples. "He was dedicated to the revitalization of the Ch'orti' language and culture, and always pushed community leaders in the region to maintain this valuable ancestral resource that is part of our identity," shared a colleague.
Foto: Pobladores juntan afuera de la Comisaria de Policia en Totonicapan, Guatemala. (credito: FGER)
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El 12 de Noviembre 2018, dos mujeres comunicadoras Mayas K’iche’s fueron arrestadas en Totonicapán, un departamento con mayoría de población Maya (90%).
Photo: Community members gather outside of police station in Totonicapan, Guatemala. Credit: FGER
On November 12, 2018, two Maya K’iche’ women communicators were arrested in Totonicapan, Guatemala, a department in which the vast majority of the population is Indigenous K’iche’ Maya.
My name is Ali Gonzalez from the Indigenous Boruca community in the south of Costa Rica. I am a one of Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Community Media Youth Fellows. I had the pleasant experience of participating in the Second Central America Community Radio Network Meeting held in Panajachel, Guatemala.
The Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim are members of the Q’anjob’al Maya of Guatemala living in diaspora in Nebraska. After years of living in Nebraska, the traditional ancestral government of the Q’anjob’al, which also includes the Akateko, Chuj, and Popti Maya Peoples, has developed a bilateral relationship with the American Indian Omaha Nation.
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