Organization of American States (OAS), who is funding the settlement.As part of the organizational development of these organizations several territorial structures have finalized, withboth geographic and ethnic boundaries. This would have constituted the territorial and sectoral Miskitu Sumu-Mayangna and these are:Alto Rio Coco OrganizationMayangna Sauni AsMayangna Sauni BuKipla Tasbaika kumOther sectoral agencies grouped indigenous women, such as Coastal Women's Association (AMICA) and theOrganization of Indigenous Women (IMNAT) youth like the "Lakia Tara” Youth and veterans Indians, YAT.From this set of organizations have emerged basically two types of partnerships: the Coordinator for TerritorialDemarcation, which in addition to the above organizations have joined members of the National Assembly, thepresidents of regional councils and members of Commissions these Councils, as well as a non-governmental andURACCAN, Centro Humboldt, Alistar, CEDUPAZ, and others.Another alliance that was formed TASBA Commission (Earth) prior to their integration was the Coordinator, andevolved to form another coalition called the ASLA (Unit).These actions have to coordinate joint activities for both the territorial demarcation, as a basic requirement for thedefinition of property and therefore the definition of forest owners and for the preservation of indigenous rights ingeneral.In the Pacific, the Indigenous Movement of Nicaragua (MIN) was formed in 1992, the influence of the celebration of500 years of indigenous, black and popular resistance. Its main base were of indigenous descent chorotegas,nahuatl,, Matagalpa, Hokan (Sutiaba) and Jinotega, in the Pacific and Central North of the country. In theAutonomous Region North Atlantic and South Sectional were also formed, calling them MIRAAS and MIRAAN. Thismovement also lives another kind of duality between indigenous organization and NGOs. However, it has also takensteps at central level for the defense of the indigenous their lands and properties, including community forests.Indigenous Peoples of Honduras:COUTRY DATA:Capital:Area:Geography:Population:Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras is a Central American country. It isdivided into 18 departments, the cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela togetherconstitute the capital of the republicThe territory of Honduras has an area of 112.492 km²Honduras is located in the center of Central America. Bordered on the north by theCaribbean Sea or Sea of the Antilles, south to the Gulf of Fonseca (Pacific Ocean) andthe Republic of El Salvador. To the east, Honduras and Nicaragua bordering theCaribbean Sea, and west by Guatemala and El Salvador. The maritime boundaries arestill in the process being defined and / or demarcation.In the Caribbean Sea Honduras has the archipelago of the Bay Islands, comprising:Utila, Roatan and Guanaja. Also belonging to Honduras, El Cisne Islands and CayosCochinos, among others. In the Gulf of Fonseca shared with Nicaragua and El Salvador,Honduras has: Zacate Grande, Tigre, Garrobo, Exposición, Güegüensi and othersmaller islands.The population of Honduras is approximately 7.8 million inhabitants, and is among thefastest-growing number of Latin America. The Hondurans are dedicated mostly toagricultural activities, in addition to trade, manufacturing, finance, and utilities amongother activities, the most populous department Cortes Honduras is 1,529,826inhabitants, followed by Francisco Morazán with 1, 406,769 according to the NationalStatistics Institute (INE).Mayan society disappeared about the year 900 AD, in addition there were many otherpre-Hispanic societies, many of which continue today, among them we have:The Lenca, inhabiedt the central and south.The Tolupanes, inhabited the north of the country.The Pech, inhabited the eastern region.The Tawahka, inhabited the eastern region near where Nicaragua is now.Chorti, inhabited the country's west, where 500 years earlier ruled the Mayan empire.The chorotegas, inhabited the southern region.and various societies that inhabited the whole territory of present-day Honduras.84
Indigenous Population:IDH 241 In 2007, of the 0.732Internationalconventions signed withindigenous peoples aroundthe country 242 :Political system:Main Economy andSectors 243 :From Chiapas to Costa Rica about 5 million people inhabited.Faced with the loss of native languages as the Lenca or Chol and endangeredlanguages that exist such as Payas, the Constitution considered necessary by Section172 that "all wealth of anthropological, archaeological, historical and artistic Hondurasis part of the nation's cultural heritage. The law shall establish standards as basis forconservation, restoration, maintenance and restitution, if any. It is the duty of allHondurans to ensure the protection and prevent theft. Likewise, the Constitution iscommitted to preserving and enhancing "the native cultures and the genuineexpressions of national folklore, folk art and crafts 239 .Laws and decrees relating to indigenous peoples in Honduras 240 :14/11/1966 Education Law Decree no. 7910/01/1974 Law of the Honduran Forest Development Law Decree no. 10314/09/1989 Higher Education Law Decree no. 14206/04/1992 Modernization Act and the Agricultural SectorDevelopment Decree no. 31Agreement No. 19/10/1992. 2124 regulations governing the award of land inthe Land Reform1993 Public Ministry Law Decree no. 22827/05/1993 General Environmental Law Decree no. 10403/08/1994 Agreement No. EP 0 719-94 recognition by Honduras asa multicultural and multiethnic that require institutionalization ofIntercultural Bilingual Education07/01/1 997. No. PCM-00321/07/1997. Agreement No. 110 Building Commission to prepare draft law toregulate issues related to indigenous and tribal population.24/12/1998 General Mining Law Decree no. 292Promulgationof theConstitutionForm ofgovernment11/1/1982 State rightsovereign,constitutedas free republic,democratic andindependent(Preamble 1)Convention107 (1957)Not ratifiedConvention169OIT(1989)ratified28/3/1995Hierarchy ofInternationalConventionsTreatiesconventionsare aboveof the Act(art.16, 18)Article 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras states that «the formof government is republican, democratic and representative. Is exercised by threebranches: legislative, executive and judicial, independent and complementaryand non-subordinate relationships. It adds that the rotation in office of thePresident of the Republic is mandatory, and that violation of this policy constitutes acrime of treason.In Section 5, the same constitution says that, government must be based on theprinciple of participatory democracy which is derived from national integration, whichinvolves participation of all political sectors ... to ensure and strengthen Honduras'sprogress based on political stability and national reconciliation.In all departments of the republic there is a continuing productive activity inagriculture, livestock, fisheries, textiles, mining, among others.In 2006 the Honduran economy grew by 6%, one of the most outstanding in LatinAmerica, says a rising line which began in 2004 during the administration of PresidentRicardo Maduro, according to ECLAC's annual report.239 Wikipedia-Honduras: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras240 Honduras-UNHCR. Indigenous Peoples and Constitutional Rights in Latin America: An Overview. Cletus Gregor Barié, Cit: pag:374 www.acnur.org/biblioteca/pdf/6292.pdf241 Wikipedia-Human Development Index: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Dndice_de_desarrollo_humano242 Honduras-UNHCR. Indigenous Peoples and Constitutional Rights in Latin America: An Overview. Cletus Gregor Barié, Cit: pag:372 www.acnur.org/biblioteca/pdf/6292.pdf243 Wikipedia-Honduras,Economy: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras85
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