Nine Years of Autonomy: The Wampís Nation’s Process of Rebuilding Self-Government

BY SHAPIOM NONINGO FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

Since 2015, the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation (GTANW) has built a distinctive model of self-determination in the Peruvian Amazon. In a context marked by external threats, state bureaucracy and extractive encroachment, the Wampís Nation has pursued a strategy of resistance, community-based governance and diplomacy to protect its territory, identity and way of life.

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Gunadule Women Resisting: Culture and Identity in the Face of Internal Colonialism

BY TAIRA STANLEY FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

Through identity-based cultural practices such as dance, language, spirituality, ancestral medicine and traditional dress, Gunadule women have forged a form of resistance against the internal colonialism imposed by the Panamanian state. These expressions are far from mere folkloric displays; they are tools of struggle for cultural sovereignty, collective memory, and for the preservation of their own worldview. The home, the Mornag, and ritual spaces have become both symbolic and political arenas of resistance.

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Between Eclipse and Resistance: Experiences of Autonomy among the Indigenous Peoples of Nepal

BY KRISHNA B. BHATTACHAN FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

Indigenous Peoples in Nepal are experiencing a profound tragedy. Where they once enjoyed full autonomy and sovereignty, the past 250 years have brought a steady erosion of these rights. Today, they are fighting to reclaim their autonomy and assert their right to self-determination. Although they have made gains on some fronts, they have also faced bitter setbacks on others. The future of customary self-governance and the exercise of self-determination will depend on new generations of Indigenous Peoples—on what they choose to do or fail to do.

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Autonomy and the Forced Displacement of Indigenous Communities in Mexico

BY RAMÓN MARTÍNEZ CORIA FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

The Mexican government has appropriated anti-neoliberal discourse while simultaneously intensifying militarisation across Indigenous territories. Despite the promotion of legal reforms concerning Indigenous rights, there remains a deliberate refusal to recognise territorial rights in the Constitution. Within this context, Indigenous Peoples are subjected to the advance of organised crime, dispossession, forced displacement, and the systematic violation of their rights. In the face of ethnocide, political negotiation to secure legal guarantees over their ancestral territories has become the cornerstone of Indigenous resistance.

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