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NOVEMBER 17, 2000

A series of laws and decrees prohibiting discrimination against Indians in Guatemala are being enacted after years of racism.

One prevents public schools from making Indian students change out of traditional clothing. Another will allow bilingual education into classrooms.

Last year, voters turned down constitutional reforms that would officially recognize the country's indigenous populations. Some 60 percent of the country is Mayan and the world's largest community of Mayan speakers lives there.

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Guatemala proposes laws against Indian discrimination in the classroom (AP 11/16)