Chile is currently living in constitutional momentum. A constituent assembly (the so-called, Constitutional Convention, Convención Constitucional) comprising 155 elected delegates began its work on 4 July 2021. On 25 October 2020, a historical referendum…
Read MoreThe relation between indigenous peoples and the Argentinean state, whose independence was officially proclaimed on 9 July 1816 at the Tucumán Congress, cannot be understood without analyzing its colonial past and the division between the unconquered and free indigenous peoples…
Read MoreIndependence processes in the various states in Abya Yala (the Americas) require a critical analysis of the traditional narratives that were elaborated across the entire continent to conceal the ancient history of indigenous peoples prior to 1492. Historical constructions and…
Read MoreIn the bicentennial of Peru, 25% of the population considers itself to be of Indigenous origin and the state officially records 4 Andean and 51 Amazonian Indigenous Peoples. The Political Constitution of Peru (Articles 89 and 149) recognise these peoples as native and peasant…
Read MoreAccording to the 2018 national census, almost two million Colombians are indigenous. This is equivalent to 4.4% of the country’s total population. Official figures show that 50.1% of indigenous Colombians are women, and 49.9% are men. The majority of indigenous Colombians…
Read MoreThis blog analyses the situation of indigenous peoples in the case of Guatemala, where in recent decades there has been noticeable progress in relation to the recognition of their individual and collective rights. However, I argue that this progress is still insufficient…
Read MoreEnergy generation, the construction of infrastructure, and mining exploitation – all of them aided by technological innovations – define the context in which many Indigenous communities and peoples in Mexico have been living in during the past 200 years, since Mexico’s independence in 1821. Environmental conservation…
Read More2021 marks the bicentennial of the declarations of independence of several Latin American countries. Indeed, in 1821 alone, formal independence was gained by Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. Other new states followed…
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