This page gives background info on the intimidation of witnesses and survivors of the Rio Negros massacre. It urges students to send e-mail or letters to people who can protect these witnesses. NOTE, e-mails are provided in two cases, making it easy for students to do this quickly and cheaply. Kavitha - Healing with Dreams and Herbs Kavithah tells of her visits to a natural Mayan healer. This is good for helping demystify traditional medicine, and raise awareness of the deep knowledge of the Maya.
Students love to talk about mystrious things.
Jamila - Rainforest Treasures Jamila speaks to the destruction of the rainforest and its biodiversity notes the medicinal value of diverse plants, and introduces the idea of sustainable development. There is a wonderful activity in the Guatemala lessons on the destruction of the rainforest that ties in very well with this. Abeja - A Day in Quiche Abeja tells of her travels to the Quiche region of Guatemala to attend a meeting about the constitutional reforms with a group for widoes and youth. Provides a solid background into the history of the Quiche of the region, and some fun anectodes. In this report Abeja gives some solid info on the constitutional reforms Guatemala is considering now and what they would mean for the indigenous people, as well as the problems with the current constitution.