Ancestral authorities played a decisive role in counteracting a right-wing backlash. In their vision for liberation, alternatives are built from the grassroots, regardless of the government in power.
For transnational adoptees wrenched from El Salvador and Guatemala in the throes of civil war, storytelling and art are powerful tools for navigating identity, dislocation, haunting, and healing.
Respect for Indigenous sovereignty and self-government are essential to a future where peoples are not forced to migrate. Will Guatemala’s new government work with communities to make this a reality?
El respeto a la soberanía y autogobierno de los pueblos originarios hace posible que algún día no sean forzados a migrar. ¿Trabajará la nueva administración junto a los pueblos para hacer esto una realidad?
Guatemala's new president Bernardo Arévalo is now in office. But the struggle to defend democracy against the forces fixated on blocking his rise to power isn't over yet.
NISGUA with the Association for Justice and Reconciliation
As a new government takes office, Indigenous leaders are pragmatic about their hopes in Guatemala. In the struggle against a corrupt judicial system, the arc toward reconciliation is long.
NISGUA con la Asociación por la Justicia y Reconciliación
Al tomar posesión un nuevo gobierno, líderes indígenas son pragmáticos sobre lo que esperan en Guatemala. En la lucha ante un sistema judicial corrupto, el camino hacia la reconciliación es largo.
For leaders from the Xinka Parliament, one of the Indigenous authorities behind an ongoing national strike in Guatemala, the new government will provide a foundation to continue the struggle for democracy.
