For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war

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By Te Aniwaniwa PatersonJul 15, 2026, 4:00 am98 ptsTrending
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. Guatemala’s 36-year civil war led to the killing of around 200,000 people, the destruction of hundreds of villages, and the raping of more than 100,000 women. Indigenous Maya people experienced these crimes at disproportionate rates, and both the…

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