Chuck Darwin<p>👉 The <a href="https://c.im/tags/disappearance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disappearance</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/peoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peoples</span></a> in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mexico</span></a>, <br />👉 the <a href="https://c.im/tags/impunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>impunity</span></a> of perpetrators committing <a href="https://c.im/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crimes</span></a> against Indigenous, 👉 how some <a href="https://c.im/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>self</span></a>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defense</span></a> groups are <a href="https://c.im/tags/criminalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criminalized</span></a>, and <br />👉 the <a href="https://c.im/tags/response" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>response</span></a> by the National Indigenous Congress (<a href="https://c.im/tags/CNI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CNI</span></a>).</p><p>In Mexico, Indigenous <a href="https://c.im/tags/defenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defenders</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>land</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/territory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>territory</span></a>, and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>environment</span></a> are <a href="https://c.im/tags/disappearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disappearing</span></a> </p><p>A prominent example is Santos de la Cruz Carrillo, Wixárika (Huichol) land defender and attorney.</p><p>Meanwhile the state and local <a href="https://c.im/tags/authorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>authorities</span></a> have shown no interest in conducting real investigations. Perpetrators of crimes against Indigenous peoples are acting with impunity while Indigenous peoples are being <a href="https://c.im/tags/falsely" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>falsely</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/charged" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>charged</span></a> of criminal activities. </p><p>When the government fails to provide security or actively collaborates with violent criminal organizations, Indigenous communities may form their own armed groups out of desperation, but this rarely ends well.</p><p>In <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pantelh%C3%B3" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pantelhó</span></a>, in the highlands of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Chiapas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chiapas</span></a>, Los <a href="https://c.im/tags/Machetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Machetes</span></a> began as an Indigenous self-defense group but have degenerated into a criminal band. </p><p>Next, we get an update on the National Indigenous Congress (<a href="https://c.im/tags/CNI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CNI</span></a>) held in Tehuacan, Puebla on 4-5 March 2023, describing their efforts to resist several megaprojects which adversely impact Indigenous peoples.</p><p>Lastly, some preliminary analysis of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vatican</span></a>’s 3/30/2023 statement <a href="https://c.im/tags/repudiating" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>repudiating</span></a> the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Doctrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Doctrine</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Discovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Discovery</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/burntswamp/murder-inc-of-indigenous-peoples-in-mexico-repudiating-the-doctrine-of-discovery-land-back" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/burntswamp/murd</span><span class="invisible">er-inc-of-indigenous-peoples-in-mexico-repudiating-the-doctrine-of-discovery-land-back</span></a></p>