Wednesday, 9/17/08, on American Indian Airwaves
"Abya Yala: The Giant Awakens - Indigenous Peoples Axis of Democracy in Bolivia and Latin America"
Part 1:__________________________________"Abya Yala: The Giant Awakens - Indigenous Peoples Axis of Democracy in Bolivia and Latin America"
Victoria Bomberry (Muscogee Creek Nation),Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, RIverside, (http://www.ethnicstudies.ucr.edu/people/faculty/bomberry/index.html) Victoria, currently in La Paz, Bolivia, joins us for this segment to discuss the recent public abuse of indigenous peoples -in front of students- in Sucre, the paradigm shift as evidenced by indigenous President Morales and first nations peoples across Latin America, the impact of indigenous women in the popular struggles in Bolivia and the specificity of their oppression as well as the unrelenting racism and white supremacy.
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Tupac Enrique, Director of TonaTierra (www.tonatierra.org), an indigenous peoples community organization based in Phoenix, AZ joins us for the second segment of our show to discuss decolonizing indigenous languages, a vision of identity, and the critical importance of hemispheric solidarity and cooperation with indigenous peoples and their respective First Nations.
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Larry Birns, Director of the Council of Hemispheric Affairs (http://www.coha.org/) joins us for the final segment of today's show to discuss global economic changes, economic decolonization and the shift to alternative economic markets, potential replacement of the Organization of the American States by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), the results of the UNASUR meeting held in Santiago, Chile this week in support of indigenous Bolivian President, Evo Morales, and the colonial atrophy of capitalistic imperialism.
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