Rigoberta decided to join in the political area, being inspired by her religious beliefs. She was inspired by the theology of liberation, which is a movement that says that the Bible must be read through the eyes of the poor and that Jesus Christ had a special message of freedom for poor people.
Rigoberta’s father was another inspiration for her, because he was an active participant in the Peasant Unity Committee, which is a group that fought to obtain land for peasants and to protect the land that they had. Rigoberta Menchú joined that committee in 1979, and was asked to organize the country's twenty-two Indian groups against exploitation. Later that year her teenage brother was killed by the army. The following year she lost her father, he
Rigoberta’s father was another inspiration for her, because he was an active participant in the Peasant Unity Committee, which is a group that fought to obtain land for peasants and to protect the land that they had. Rigoberta Menchú joined that committee in 1979, and was asked to organize the country's twenty-two Indian groups against exploitation. Later that year her teenage brother was killed by the army. The following year she lost her father, he