“This is why Indians are thought to be stupid. They can't think, they don't know anything, they say. But we have hidden our identity because we needed to resist, we wanted to protect what governments have wanted to take away from us.”
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I, Rigoberta Menchú: an Indian woman in Guatemala
This memoir provides a first-hand account of the struggles faced by indigenous people in Guatemala during the late 20th century, highlighting themes of social justice, cultural identity, and the impact of political conflict on individual lives. more
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