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Indigenous and WikiLeaks (i)

Velásquez Irmalicia by Nimatuj
elPeriódico (24 Jan 2011) Read

WikiLeaks cable in which President Alvaro Colom said in 2008 the then U.S. ambassador to Guatemala, James M. Derham, the Nobel Peace Prize 1992, Rigoberta Menchú, was a fabrication of the French anthropologist Elizabeth Burgos, who took over the rights and royalties from the testimony I, Rigoberta Menchu \u200b\u200band well-consciousness was born I do not really wonder. So glad that this cable is public because, like it or not, becomes historical evidence, which shows how the class Guatemalan politics of indigenous people is expressed to the diplomatic corps. WikiLeaks note given for a trial. This will address only some edges.

The key point in the statements of Colombia is that Menchú is a construction of anthropology and this speech is beyond him. The role of academia, the President is right, anthropology has historically been in the service of those who have political and economic power in the Western world and under this premise has been revised, deconstructed and represented the indigenous peoples.

This representation of discourse that says that indigenous people are real but have created aims to keep people in perpetual agony, which by keeping the position of subordination are people who have no rights deserved. Therefore, all claiming to be underestimated. Of course, the speech allows the proliferation of savior-heirs of the West, with deep feeling charitable toward the "poor Indians." Moreover, this discourse operates Machiavellian to maintain control and power over these groups, ignoring the voices denounce and demand fairness. Therefore, the construction to which it relates and contributes to Colom emphasizes legitimizing discourse that creates a subtle but mechanisms treatment, control and oppress the indigenous people.

All speech has a purpose, and the cable shows that Colom mobilized the resources and power at your fingertips to let you know the U.S. ambassador to indigenous people in Guatemala are a construction, so control is inherent in the exercise of political power Creole, and Ladino.

Hopefully these actions of the President, the highest authority in the country, will open their eyes to those who repeat, based on a gross ignorance here is over racism and racists are now the Indians.