living traditions Abya Yala Fund Newsletter Spring 1999 International Funding and Indigenous Self-Development Historic International Indigenous Workshop Redefines Development Indigenous participants from throughout Latin America defined Indigenous Self-Development as: "A process towards the restitution of the rights of our people, and the re-establishment of territorial, political, social, economic, cultural and environmental conditions that allow for the restoratioin of an equitable and dignified life in harmony with the natural and spiritual world." INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND BIODIVERSITY Nilo Cayuqueo discusses the context and implications of the Convention on Biodiversity. The jury is out on whether the convention will protect or further threaten the environment and Indigenous territories. CLOSE-UPS OF ABYA YALA FUND PROJECTS Highlights of three Indigenous self-development projects in Chiapas Mexico, Pampahuasi Bolivia, and Chimaltenango Guatemala. ALSO: ABOUT THIS NEW PUBLICATION NEWS BRIEFS AYF'S NEW CO-DIRECTOR THANK YOUS AND A PLUG FOR YOUR SUPPORT

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