Indigenous Resistance: First Voices Indigenous Radio: Mapuche author Pedro Cayuqueo

Thursday, September 25, 2014

First Voices Indigenous Radio: Mapuche author Pedro Cayuqueo

By Liz Hill
Censored News

One of John Kane’s guests this morning on “First Voices Indigenous Radio” was renowned Mapuche journalist and author Pedro Cayuqueo. Amalia Isabel Cordova provided interpretation. If you missed John's fascinating conversation with Pedro, who has become a recognized voice not only for Mapuche issues but also Indigenous and intercultural intellectual debates across Latin America, you can still listen to the show at www.wbai.org - search “Archive.” Tonight, Pedro will talk about his three books and life at Conversation with Pedro Cayuqueo: “Esa ruca Ilamada Chile,” 6 p.m. at NYU, Hemmidinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East. RSVP at cultural.eeuu@minrel.gov.cl (Photo by John Kane)

Listen now to today's show, hosted by John Kane, Mohawk: http://www.wbai.org/server-archive.html

World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

Will grassroots people (who are not associated with non-profits) be attending the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in New York? Will they have a voice? Will there be authentic journalists there? Bolivia President Evo Morales will be there and Bolivia is engaged in the planning. But already grassroots activists and authentic journalists are writing, wondering about the travel costs and whether they are invited. They are hoping it will not just be the same non-profits, and the same UN rhetoric which does not result in real change. World Conference Sept 22 -- 23, 2014, New York
http://undesadspd.org/IndigenousPeoples/WorldConference.aspx

Indigenous Resistance

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