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The Case Of Awas Tingni V. Nicaragua A Step In The International Law Of Indigenous Peoples, Claudio Grossman, S James Anaya
The Case Of Awas Tingni V. Nicaragua A Step In The International Law Of Indigenous Peoples, Claudio Grossman, S James Anaya
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The people of Awas Tingni did not set about to forge an international legal precedent with implications for indigenous peoples throughout the world, yet that is what they have done. Awas Tingni is one of numerous Mayagna, or Sumo, indigenous communities in the isolated Atlantic Coast region of Nicaragua. The Community has sought simply, but doggedly, to be secure in the peaceful possession of traditional lands. It has achieved a major step toward that end, and more. The Community's identity in the minds of outsiders is now merged with that of a landmark case, The Case of the Mayagna (Sumo) …