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Went to Guatemala 1992 Mayan groups, worked with the lowland areas with ancient Mayan regions.
1 of 2 countries where majorities are indigenous. Politics unfold differently because of this. |
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Mayans: (people, language, and locations)
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8 million maya people 22 distinct maya languages.
Mexico has significant maya speaking populations. |
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Death of Mayans:
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During Spanish invasion 95% died out due to disease. Only today have numbers stabilized
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What caused quechi to die out
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Qeachi families reached 4000 families now over a million
Leads to death of quechi: Area was intensely farmed and very advanced, now the forest grew over and the civilization died. Conservationist created parks in order to keep the planets land mass under conversation 12% are under protection They're 5% of population, but occupy 20% of worlds land |
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History of now preserved land (and how much is reserved today)
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People moved to forests in order to own land, harvested chicle which is gum, all spice, and some sort of Palm forest scent
The reason this area exists is because of Guatemala military About a 5th of Guatemala is under reserve |
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Todays Issues with quechi
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Quechi Land was seized by Spanish, lost 90% of territory so they fled
Coffee, cattle, conservation, drugs, have caused loss Now many live in United States or suffer from poverty in homeland |
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Biocultural diversity of Quechi:
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Qeachi people valued and maintained the forest through their own methods, but conservationists don't see this
Don't have a word for property of nature it's all sacred land, |
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Cartels and their issues:
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Ceta cartel now occupy, split from the gulf cartel and are known for very bloody seizures of areas
Cattle ranchers and drug smugglers are same people who set fire to the areas in order to distract authorities and force locals to sell drugs |
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Guatemalan independence and (positive) dictatorship and U.S. involvement:
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Guatemala gained independence in 1923
Hubicto was a dictator and was overthrown, leading to democracy from 1945 to 1954 known as the long spring Aravelo arbenz wanted to redistribute the land to the 1 or 2% - so they took a portion of the plantation and redistributed it to the people - but the US was convinced they needed to organize a cou against this group Land then referred to prior owners began colonization |
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U.S. Involvement with military support of Guatemala:
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US actively supported military groups, civil war caused many people to die or be seriously injured.
- 600 maya villages lost - 93% of violence could be attributed to military - Often indigenous soldiers who we're forced to kill communities |
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Efrain Rios Mont (Beans and Bullets):
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Efrain rios montu fled to eureka California became friends with friends of Ronald Reagan, helped refinance his return to Guatemala
Beans and bullets: If you are with us well feed you if not well kill you |
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Rigoberta Menchu (how they were raised and their successes)
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Rigoberta menchu: dead parents from wars involved in grass roots movements and ran to Mexico, then traveled to France with human rights allies
Talks about culture, and racism, was a maid, worked in coffee fields, - and understanding how she became radicalized continued organizing in Geneva First indigenous person to get Nobel peace prize Eventually got to put Efrain Rios Montu on trial. First person to ever be put on trial for own country |
