Indigenous revolts reshape Latin America across borders
Indigenous groups in Ecuador Peru Chile and Bolivia push back against state and corporate control of lands and resources. Barbed wire roadblocks in Ecuador halt highways after mining laws. protests press leaders to reconsider. Bolivia under Evo Morales expands native autonomy and public services while legal victories bolster indigenous rights.
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Shuar
Ecuador
Rafael Pandam
Rafael Correa
Correa
Latin America
Andes
Guatemala
World Bank
Rodolfo Stavenhagen
U.N
Peru
Amazon
Bagua
Gabriel Apikai
Chile
Jose Santos Millao
Santiago
Michelle Bachelet
Bolivia
Evo Morales
Morales
Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and Original Peoples
la Paz
Cochabamba
Waskar Ari
Supreme Court of Belize
Inter- American Court of Human Rights
Suriname
Nicaragua
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Colombias Constitutional Court
Lake Titicaca
Braulio Cusi
Cusi
Jesus de Machaca
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