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DESCRIPTION:Rogelio Mejía is director of the Indigenous Gonawindua Tayrona 
 Organization and "Cabildo" (“Chief”) of the Arhuaco indigenous people. 
 The organization represents 10,000 indigenous people form the Kogi, Wiwa 
 and Arhuaco groups from the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range on the north Coast 
 of Colombia. These indigenous peoples are amongst the most "traditional" in 
 Colombia, and contribute to the protection of the Sierra with its rich 
 ecology, declared as "Patrimonio Mundial del Biosfero". They are becoming a 
 strong force for negotiation of their rights with the government and are 
 developing strategies to survive in Colombia's armed conflict.  Rogelio 
 will talk about US fumigations of coca crops and Plan Colombia in their 
 territories. He will address the increasing effects of armed conflict in 
 sacred territory, indigenous cultural practices and human rights 
 violations.  Illegal armed forces are vying for territorial and political 
 control over the Sierra. Assassinations of Shamans and leaders, forced 
 recruitment of Indigenous youth are having an extreme impact over the 
 Sierra Nevada and its millenary indigenous cultures. Mejia will explain 
 indigenous strategies for territorial and cultural preservation, and how 
 interested people can support their efforts.     Mr. Mejia will also show a 
 video, produced by young indigenous filmmakers, about spiritual practices, 
 reforestation, and the effects of armed conflict over the Arhuacos.  
 Rogelio Mejia is one of the most active leaders in Colombia and has 
 organized numerous territorial, health and environmental projects that 
 benefit several peoples.  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/06/02/68273.php
SUMMARY:Indigenous Responses to Plan Colombia: Testimonies from Indigenous Arhuaco Leade
LOCATION:Global Exchange   2017 Mission St. Suite 303  San Francisco, CA 94110
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/06/02/68273.php
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