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https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/indigenous-communities-in-colombias-amazon-move-closer-to-self-governance/>
"RINCON VITINA, Colombia — In this small Indigenous reserve, or resguardo, in
the Colombian department of Guainía, people tend to their cassava, plantain and
pineapple crops, raise ornamental fish, and weave objects from the chiqui
chiqui palm. Agriculture makes up the core of their livelihood, and for
centuries the Indigenous community here has governed and protected the land,
although their status remained informal to the state. Now, Rincon Vitina and
other communities in the neighboring Amazonian departments of Amazonas and
Vaupés are at last getting closer to fully governing themselves.
Four years after Colombia’s government passed a law to formally recognize
Indigenous governing structures in the three departments and give them
financial autonomy, Guainía, Amazonas and Vaupés will soon be home to
Indigenous territorial entities, or ITEs. In an area roughly three times the
size of the Netherlands, the 14 proposed ITEs are home to 43 Indigenous peoples
speaking 40 languages, representing some of the most culturally diverse parts
of Colombia. An ITE is an administrative unit similar to a municipality, but
whose functioning is more aligned with how Indigenous communities govern and
manage their land and the environment. As part of an ITE, Indigenous
communities also receive direct funding from the national government, which
allows them to govern themselves fully."
Via
Future Crunch Jul 25, 2022:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-aids-botswana-coal-us-ocean-colombia/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
