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¿Qué paso con los pueblos Indígenas Nahuat Pipiles en El Salvador?
Desde la conquista a Tierras de los pueblos Indígenas se han visto afectados de muchas maneras, dentro de ellas el propio hecho de seguir existiendo como nación.

En este programa adaptado del artículo “La lucha para salvar a un pueblo. Los Nahuat Pipiles de El Salvador “ escrito por Alejandro Ramiro Chan, escucharemos su historia, idioma y que acciones están haciendo para visibilizarse y sobre todo seguir existiendo. Puede escuchar, descargar y compartir de forma gratuita.

La pandemia de Covid-19 ha profundizado muchas de las problemáticas que se vivían en los pueblos y comunidades Indígenas, entre ellas la amenaza a sus territorios por megaproyectos extractivos. Durante los meses de confinamiento, comunidades Indígenas vieron concretarse proyectos como mineras e hidroeléctricas, pues la pandemia imposibilitó continuar organizados y luchando como se había venido haciendo.   

Además de afectaciones en el tema de la salud, la pandemia de Covid-19 ha acarreado problemas a nivel económico, educativo, alimenticio, entre otras áreas. Durante estos tiempos de pandemia, ¿cómo podemos los Pueblos Indígenas asegurar una alimentación saludable?

Huitziltepec es una comunidad indígena nahua de Guerrero, México, que ha logrado proteger sus territorios frente a la minería. Hace varios años, cuando se enteraron de que algunos representantes de la comunidad habían dado un permiso para la explotación minera en su territorio, las y los habitantes se organizaron y pusieron un alto. ¡Te invitamos a conocer esta historia!

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Huitziltepec es una comunidad indígena nahua de Guerrero, México, que ha logrado proteger sus territorios frente a la minería. Hace varios años, cuando se enteraron de que algunos representantes de la comunidad habían dado un permiso para la explotación minera en su territorio, las y los habitantes se organizaron y pusieron un alto. ¡Te invitamos a conocer esta historia!

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En la Sierra Norte de Puebla, comunidades totonacas y más activistas ambientales se unieron para frenar la construcción de presas hidroeléctricas y minería a cielo abierto que amenazaban su territorio. A través de testimonios se evidencian los impactos ambientales, sociales y en la salud, especialmente de las mujeres, mostrándonos la importancia de la organización comunitaria para proteger el agua, la tierra y el futuro y la vida.

Esta es una producción de Radio Itzahuatalix con el apoyo de Cultural Survival. Nuestros programas son gratuitos para escuchar, descargar y difundir.

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent means that governments have to inform indigenous communities about any development projects they want to start in their territories, and listen to their opinions before beginning the project.

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent belongs to all Indigenous Peoples.

Indigenous communities should not let governments continue to destroy their territories and violate their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

It is important that indigenous communities elect leaders who will fight for the interests of their people and not the interests of the government.

Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples states that no one can forcibly displace indigenous communities from their territories.

States must obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent from Indigenous Peoples before taking legislative or administrative measures which will affect them.

Governments cannot store dangerous materials on Indigenous Peoples’ lands without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

States should obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent before approving any development project that will affect the lands and resources of Indigenous Peoples.

The UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples along with other international instruments, recognises the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent as a right of Indigenous Peoples.

For Indigenous Peoples, the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is a fundamental, inherent and inalienable right.

Governments are obligated to comply with the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent that belongs to all Indigenous Peoples.

The negotiation process between the government and Indigenous Peoples should be free of threats, bribes or any manipulation by the government of the decisions of Indigenous Peoples.

It is important that indigenous communities obtain sufficient information prior to the start of a project in order to have an accurate discussion about the potential changes.

It is important to have all the information about the potential impacts of development projects on the environment, the community and the people. The information should be available in a way in which everyone can understand, and in the native language of the people it will affect.

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is stated in national and international laws, and can be applied in defence of lands and territories when there is a project that will cause irreparable damage.

It is important to demand that this law is complied with because it protects the environment, guarantees clean water and air, and it is a mechanism of controlling development projects to ensure that truly benefit indigenous communities.

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent clearly states that the government should not force people to change their method of organisation, thinking, or decision making, nor spread inaccurate information to misinform Indigenous Peoples.

In order to ensure that the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is complied with, there should be community meetings which make people aware of what is happening and could happen in their area. In addition to this, projects must be supervised in order to ensure that decisions made in the community meetings, are implemented during the development project.

For the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent to be correctly applied, it is important to know that this right is applicable to all Indigenous Peoples. It must be adhered to with respect for indigenous communities’ own methods of communication and each person’s opinion must be heard. Furthermore, it means that there should be meetings with representatives of the government, companies, and Indigenous Peoples in order to arrive at an agreement that benefits the community.