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Venezuela Hosts Indigenous Congress, Gives Land Titles to Indigenous

[Venezuelanalysis.com's Kiraz Janicke reports on the handing over of eleven housing and land titles recognising indigenous ownership of various indigenous groups throughout the country by Venezuelan vice-president Jorge Rodriguez, together with Nicia Maldonado, the Minister of Popular Power for Indigenous Peoples. This coincided with the launch of the First International Congress of the Anti-imperialist Indigenous Peoples of Latin America (Abya Yala), which being held in San Tomé, Anzoátegui state.]

Venezuela's indigenous population makes up about 1% of the total population. Credit: MINCI

Indigenous March in Support of Chavez in Venezuela

On June 7th, venezuelanalysis.com journalist Michael Fox attended the “First National March of the Indigenous People” where hundreds of representatives from various indigenous Venezuelan ethnicities marched in Caracas in support of the government.

Indigenous groups march in Caracas, Venezuela, in support of President Chavez. Credit: Maxim Graubner