| August 28 - September 2, 2008: Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues |
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| Written by indigenousissuestoday.blogspot.com | |
| Wednesday, 03 September 2008 | |
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Five Important Indigenous People's Issues for the Weeks of August 28 - September 2, 2008Unease Over Guatemalan Gold RushWith gold prices skyrocketing, the Mayans of Guatemala find themselves caught up in a new rush for the precious metal.Mario Tema sits across from me, a Mayan with a mission.We are in the town of Sipacapa in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, washing down a breakfast of tamale and beans with a cup of freshly brewed coffee.As he tells me of the town's fight against a huge open p
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