En medio de un denso hermetismo se logra apenas saber de manera extraoficial que un grupo armado de aproximadamente 80 personas al que identifican como “el grupo armado Kukalón” irrumpió la tranquilidad de la comunidad Alal, Indígena Mayangna, en Bonanza, a 400 kilómetros al noreste de la ciudad capital, Managua.
According to early reports, an armed group of approximately 80 people who identify as “the Kukalón Armed Group” recently disturbed the peace of an Indigenous Mayangna village of Alal, Bonanza, 400 kilometers northeast of Managua, Nicaragua. On January 28, 2020, the group massacred 6 Indigenous Mayangnas, another 10 are reported missing, and several houses were burned. Five of the victims have been identified: Tránsito Mesa, Víctor Díaz, Juan Emilio Devis, Carlos Martín, and Miguel Dixon.
By Alexandra Carraher-Kang
On January 14, 2020, over 100 individuals, including members from other Indigenous Tribal Nations, stood with the Shinnecock Indian Nation in part of an ongoing protest against development on sacred burial grounds in New York. Located in Sugar Loaf, a designated critical environmental area, the development of a single-family, two-story residence with a three-car garage was approved by the town Southampton. However, the applicant did not inform the Shinnecock Nation of its plans.
Lokiaka Community Development Centre - Ogoni (Nigeria)
Today, January 24th is the International Day of Education.
Article 14 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states:
"Como hombre gay Indígena, no ha sido fácil. Tuve que enfrentar el rechazo de la familia y la comunidad, por ello tomé la decisión de abandonar el ambiente de violencia y discriminación que existe en Honduras y decidí emigrar. Siempre digo que los gays Indígenas enfrentamos una discriminación doble o triple, primero por ser Indígena, luego por ser gay y, finalmente, por tener recursos limitados. Con dinero todos te respetan. Muchos gays son expulsados de sus hogares y sus familias por sus "principios", disfrazados de moralidad o religion,
The following statement was issued at the conclusion of a meeting of Indigenous representatives from 45 different Brazilian Indigenous Nations. The group convened at the invitation of Raoní Metuktire (Mẽbengokre), also known as Ropni, who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Award. Representatives met from January 14-17, 2020 in the village of Piaraçu in the Capoto Jarina Indigenous Territory.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
