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📝 INTERVIEW | Empire, Colonialism and Solidarity: A Conversation with Nick Estes Historian and activist Nick Estes traces the continuities between US settler colonialism and its foreign interventions. He notes that attacks on Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua reflect the same dispossession and violence historically inflicted on Indigenous nations in North America. Estes also highlights the integration of Indigenous communities into the Bolivarian process: the Pemón, for example, receive formal community healthcare training, vote by consensus, and have representation in Venezuela’s National Assembly, protections US Indigenous peoples do not have. 🔗 Read the full interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/empire-colonialism-and-solidarity-a-conversation-with-nick-estes #Imperialism#IndigenousPeoples#Solidarity

📝 INTERVIEW | Living through the Blockade in an Indigenous Community: The 4F Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ Commune In Venezuela’s Amazonas state, the February 4 Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ Commune weathered the crisis with self-sufficiency. Amid fuel shortages and economic hardship, they relied on traditional farming, hunting, and herbal medicine. "Our production never stopped. When transport was scarce, we walked to the market and traded for what we needed," states communard Nereo López Pérez, a popular educator and professor who works to preserve the stories of Limón de Parhueña. Beyond survival, Indigenous leaders reflect on Chávez’s legacy. "Before the Revolution, we weren’t even recognized," says Sirelyis Rivas, a spokesperson of the Limón de Parhueña Communal Council, highlighting how Venezuela’s Constitution enshrined their languages and land rights. 🔗 Read more in the latest VA interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/living-through-the-blockade-in-an-indigenous-community-the-4f-huo%cc%a7tto%cc%a7ja%cc%a7-commune-part-iii/ #CommunalandWorkingClassResistance#Communes#IndigenousPeoples

📝 INTERVIEW | Organization and Production: The 4F Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ Commune In the February 4 Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ Commune, 12 communal councils work together, balancing ancient practices with modern collective governance. The commune prioritizes self-reliance, with key production revolving around conuco-based agriculture and the processing of yuca into traditional foods like casabe and mañoco. The commitment to unity and harmony is central to overcoming historical challenges. This community showcases how Indigenous ways of life continue to resist capitalist structures while building solidarity. 🔗 Read more in the latest VA interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/organization-and-production-the-4f-huo̧tto̧ja̧-commune-part-ii #CommunalandWorkingClassResistance#Communes#IndigenousPeoples

📝 INTERVIEW | Descendents of Cacique Ähuänumä: The 4F Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ Commune In Venezuela’s Amazonas state, the February 4 Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ Commune brings together Indigenous governance and communal socialism. With collective land tenure and assembly-based decision-making, its people continue a tradition of resistance. The Life Plan is central to their way of life. Integrating ancestral wisdom and modern education, it dictates when to plant, hunt, and harvest—ensuring harmony with nature. 🔗 Read the latest interview from VA’s Communal Resistance Series here: https://shorturl.at/B37yt #CommunalandWorkingClassResistance#Communes#IndigenousPeoples#USSanctions

In the Río Cataniapo Commune, communal power and tradition intersect to sustain food sovereignty and resist the impacts of the US blockade. The commune produces its staple casabe from yuca, managing every step from harvest to market. Read the full interview here 👉🏼https://shorturl.at/WRgF9 #VAInterview#communalresistanceseries#communes#indigenouspeoples#communalandworkingclassresistance

Amazonian Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ People and the Bolivarian Process The Río Cataniapo Commune showcases the strength of Indigenous organizations in the Venezuelan Amazon, with approximately 1,500 participants committed to communal living and traditional agriculture. 'Our way of living is far more communitarian than the sabari way of life,' notes Irene Pérez, of the 5 de Julio-Las Pavas Communal Council, is an artisan and campesina, emphasizing their commitment to ensuring no one goes hungry. Read the full interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/general/amazonian-huo%cc%a7tto%cc%a7ja%cc%a7-people-and-the-bolivarian-process-rio-cataniapo-commune-part-ii/ #VAInterview#communalresistanceseries#communes#indigenouspeoples

‘The Commune Is Nothing New Here’: The Rio Cataniapo Commune The Rio Cataniapo Commune, located in the Venezuelan Amazon, brings together 1,500 people, mainly Indigenous, to protect the Cataniapo River and develop a sustainable agricultural economy. As Enrique Martínez, a Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ leader, explains: ‘Self-government and collective ownership are part of our heritage.’ Indigenous leadership remains key, but the community also seeks modern improvements while preserving tradition. Read the full interview here 👉🏼https://shorturl.at/Xgst1 #VAInterview#communalresistanceseries#communes#indigenouspeoples#communalandworkingclassresistance

The Venezuelan people marched on Saturday to commemorate Indigenous Resistance Day and to reject Spanish interference in the Caribbean country’s internal affairs. President Maduro joined the march via phone call and drew parallels between the indigenous and African people’s resistance against Spanish colonization with the present plight of the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon and Syria against colonizing powers. Read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-people-march-to-commemorate-anti-colonial-indigenous-resistance-day/ #IndigenousResistance#AntiColonialism#IndigenousPeoples

Burning Questions Put to Shaman Rufino of Venezuela Venezuelan shaman Rufino, a Huottüja leader, reflects on the recent elections and the future of the Bolivarian Revolution, urging for equal distribution of resources across communities. “We, the Huottüja people, live in socialism, sharing and caring for the territory.” Read the full article here 👉🏼https://shorturl.at/h61oM #IndigenousPeoples#PresidentialElections2024#Socialism

The Coporo Indígena community in Apure, Venezuela, maintains its traditions and communal land practices despite violence and the US blockade. Recently, they welcomed 18 families displaced by violence, showing the strength of their communal ties. 'In Pumé society, we all work together and share the little that we have: shelter, water, and other goods, while the care of the community and the land is everybody’s task,' said Gladys García, spokesperson for the Coporo Indígena Communal Council. Read more in the full interview, part of the communal resistance series, here 👉🏼shorturl.at/uLjEo #communalresistanceseries#indigenouspeoples