Colombia’s Indigenous Languages Disappearing
In the 1500s, Spanish explorers reported that native peoples in Colombia spoke at least 300 distinct languages, among them Uitoto, Barasana, Wayuu, and Nasa. Today, Colombia ranks fourth in the world...
View ArticleViolence Against Women in Colombia’s Conflict
A post about violence against women in Colombia’s conflict...
View ArticleMore Culture Lost: Jiw Indigenous Displaced From Their Land
About 79 indigenous from the Jiw tribe abandoned their land...
View ArticleExtermination of Indigenous and their culture
Extermination of Indigenous and their culture...
View ArticleIn training for the trek to visit indigenous communities
In training for the trek to visit indigenous communities...
View ArticleIndigenous-government clashes contain the stuff of literature
Last week’s news was a story about heroes standing up for beliefs: on the one side, there were those demanding respect for their religion, their race, and their way of life; on the other side, there...
View ArticleThe Indigenous Leader and the Sergeant: warriors of peace
Joan Didion said, “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” It has taken me a full decade or more to understand...
View ArticleDocumentary explains indigenous struggle
“Roba Tierra” is a documentary that explains what is behind the recent headlines of government-indigenous clashes and FARC-indigenous clashes.
View ArticleIt’s encouraging that rights of indigenous are being talked about.
The government has said it will ensure the indigenous' ancestral property rights, and it will provide health care while respecting their culture and traditions. Here’s to hoping talk will translate...
View Article47% of estimated 8,000 remaining FARC members joined as minors.
Luis Andrés Fajardo, a researcher at a Colombian university, said child recruitment is part of FARC policies, as per the FARC documents he studied. Fajardo’s most shocking finding -- children join the...
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