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Armed Violence Eclipses Launch of “Safe Chiapas”
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On the same day of the inter-institutional launch to demonstrate security, three events demonstrated the armed violence present in various areas of the state; which resulted in a day of three homicides and one uniformed officer injured. This Monday, a thousand troops belonging to the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), the National Guard (GN) and the Secretariat of Security and …
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Indigenous Joy. Are Original Peoples Happy?
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‘’Good Living has become much more than a slogan. It is an existential and political program that fuels struggles. The Colombian Minga, Mexican Zapatismo, the North American Pow Wow, carnivals, patron saint festivals and ancestral celebrations reformulated by Spanish Christianization show how changing and constant the festivals are. But Good Living essentially participates in the collective and community life of indigenous peoples.’’
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Tilapa: Lessons from the Me'phaa People on Territorial Protection against Organized Crime
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Despite the omnipresence and omnipotence of organized crime in Mexican society, indigenous peoples are organizing to confront its power. After years of organizing and resisting mining companies in their territories, the Me'Phaa people of La Montaña region of Guerrero are now confronting the scourge of drugs in their community.
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