Zapatista Army of National Liberation

Mexico has a long history that goes back as far as the 11th millennium B.C which was over 10,000 years before the Spanish intruded. Across the land, Meso-America was inhabited by various indigenous groups with over 14 languages been spoken and some of them ae still being spoken such as the Zapotec and the Nawan and Purepecha. Aside from the civilized curriculums that Meso-America developed then exploited by Europeans, Mexico today inherits some of its culture such as the association of indigenous

paramilitary is known as the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), and more than one third of the EZLN is female (Capozza 1). The Zapatistas have waged a small, yet ongoing war for over five years that is making slow, yet progressive steps towards giving the control back to the indigenous people over their land and lives. And, as Korey Capozza points out in his book titled The Masked Women of Mexico, women play a crucial and active role in this struggle. "The Zapatistas have successfully challenged

As a viewer, the documentary’s intention to inform is more completely fulfilled by research conducted beyond the scope of the camera lens. Had I never written this paper, for instance, the reason for all the violence embedded within the subject matter would remain as enigmatic as the documentary itself. On the other hand, it’s possible that by contextualizing the pieces of the story in absence of an interconnected puzzle, the documentary forces viewer’s to think for themselves. If the Nettie Wild’s

and the ethnic movement. Sometimes these ethnic movements choose to redefine their ethnic identities, and by doing so they “reconstruct the already distinct socio-economic-political position of the group” (Tilley 509). This could be applied to the Zapatista movement as a whole as the motives that surrounded initial uprising was because of land issues and the belief in self-determination. The location of the Chiapas is what supports the reconstruction idea because of how the Mexican state viewed that

relation of the Zapatista insurgency, Jeff Conant approaches the Zapatista revolution from a very particular point of view, focusing in the public image of this group in order to explain their strategies to be publicly active in national and international spaces and the importance of this aspect on the revolution for its self-protection and survival. In this book, Conant highlights the importance of the use of symbolisms, metaphors and other literary resources used in the Zapatista public speeches

against the Mexican government, to capture the events in photos and journalism for the whole world to see. Juana, a strong, courageous, and independent woman who also went through much burden in her life comes to become a powerful leader in the Zapatista movement whom is praised by Orlando, the leader of the Lacandones. Though, Adriana and Juana become deal with their emotions in having a strong attraction towards each other, together they all ultimately move forward in the same journey. Even before

The Mexican Peso Crisis This paper argues that the Mexican peso crisis of December 20 should have been expected and foreseeable. In the year preceding the crisis, there were several indicators suggesting that the Mexican economy and peso were already under extreme pressure. The economy bubble was ballooning to burst so much so that it was simply a crisis waiting to happen. Evidences Signaling the Crisis 1.     Decreasing Current Account Deficit versus Increasing Capital Account Balance

For over 200 years every treaty, negotiation, and promise to the Native Americans by the American government has been violated. Native Americans have faced oppression, starvation, cultural backlashing, and were pushed to the very edge of extinction at the hands of colonial settlers. The indigenous culture was viewed as recessive and primitive. Americans considered themselves as the superior race and forcefully assimilated the indigenous people. American society almost succeeded in eradicating indigenous

sudden all you here is a group called the Zapatista Movement. The movement was recognized all over the world in a matter of a day January 1st of 1994, the indigenous farmers of southern Mexico took arms and declared autonomy from the Mexican State. This radical uprising was in response to the globalization and free trade agreement, more in particular The North American Free Trade Agreement that was in effect on January 1st of 1994 as was the movement. The Zapatista Movement response to the Free Trade Agreement

decline in income, poverty, and forced migration. The Mexican government have supported trade expansion and development within its country, it has certainly benefited Mexican business and industry but in Northern Mexico. The Zapatistas The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) have had a great effect in the anti-Globalization movement. Rising to prominence in southern Mexico, they are known for their