Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
Sources: Miskitu self-determination
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NGO or research institute report · Advocacy organisation perspective
From Conflict to Autonomy in Nicaragua: Lessons Learnt (Minority Rights Group) link
International minority-rights NGO report, consulted via citation, on YATAMA (Yapti Tasbaya Maraska Nani Asla Takanka) as Nicaragua's largest indigenous socio-political movement and Brooklyn Rivera's role negotiating the 1987 autonomy arrangement with the Sandinista government.
Cited on: Miskitu self-determination · Source record
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Reference work · Independent publication
Miskito (New World Encyclopedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the historical Miskito Kingdom under British protection, the 1860 Treaty of Managua transferring Nicaraguan suzerainty while preserving a limited Mosquito Reserve, the 1881 adjudication affirming Miskito self-government there, and the territory's 1894 formal incorporation into Nicaragua.
Cited on: Miskitu self-determination, History of Miskitu self-determination · Source record
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NGO or research institute report · Advocacy organisation perspective
Nicaragua: A year of violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu indigenous peoples (International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)) link
International human-rights NGO report, consulted via citation, documenting attributed findings of at least 13 murders, 8 people injured in armed attacks, 2 kidnappings, and the forced displacement of a community between January 2020 and early 2021, in the context of settler ("colono") land invasions of the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve affecting Miskitu and Mayangna communities.
Cited on: Miskitu self-determination, History of Miskitu self-determination, Miskitu self-determination: current status · Source record
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North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the creation of the North and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions from the former Zelaya Department under the 7 September 1987 Statute of Autonomy (Law 28, published 30 October 1987).
Cited on: Miskitu self-determination, History of Miskitu self-determination · Source record