Ngai Mutuoboro was born in Chuka, Kenya, in around 1939, “when the colonisers had already arrived,”[1] that is to say, during the period of British colonisation. Continue reading Kenya: the Forest Guardians´ Struggle
Tag Archives: land conflicts
For the love of land
More than twenty years ago, a small-farming community who found themselves in the middle of a terrible war decided to organise and resist in their territory. Continue reading For the love of land
Beautiful Mother Earth
There are two rivers in the small village of Alto Guayabal, the smallest is turquoise in colour and is called Jancadía and the largest is amber-green in colour and is called Jiguamiandó which means river that brings fever in the Emberá indigenous language. Continue reading Beautiful Mother Earth
Pedeguita y Mancilla: legal delays and threats
“If you won’t sell it to me, I’ll buy it tomorrow from your widow”. Continue reading Pedeguita y Mancilla: legal delays and threats
Urabá, a contemporary history of violence and territory
Urabá is always thought of as something of a lawless region, marked by endemic violence and fought over by the armed groups in the conflict.[1] Continue reading Urabá, a contemporary history of violence and territory