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Native America Calling: Indigenous people in Mexico working for equity and awareness
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Indigenous people in Mexico working for equity and awareness
Indigenous people in Mexico are much more likely to face poverty, human rights abuses, and discrimination than the rest of the country’s population.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples Rights has repeatedly called out Mexico’s government for a “serious pattern” of abuses against Indigenous people that includes the murder or disappearance of Indigenous environmental or human rights activists. Unlike in the United States, Mexico’s government does not official recognize or support the country’s Indigenous populations.
Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce meets those fighting for Indigenous rights in Mexico.
Guests on Native America Calling
Odilia Romero (Zapotec), co-founder and executive director of Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO)
Alan Dillingham(Choctaw), assistant professor of history at Arizona State University and author of Oaxaca Resurgent
Arcenio Lopez (Ñuu Savi), executive director of the Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project
Dr. Shannon Speed (Chickasaw), director of the American Indian Studies Center (AISC) and professor of gender Studies and anthropology at UCLA.
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