Indigenous Guatemalan
The 2018 population and housing census s ability to survey and report on the country s ethnic dimension is limited given that it has been conducted in the midst of an unprecedented political and institutional crisis.
Indigenous guatemalan. Nestled in carytown is the story of a healer a survivor and an indigenous guatemalan woman. Guatemala is a profoundly multicultural country. Meet guadalupe sabrina moreno sep 27 2020 sep 27 2020. In a special report on guatemalan press freedom this year cpj found that outside major cities rural and indigenous journalists are at risk of discrimination and threats from criminal groups and corrupt officials.
In this blog the un resident coordinator in guatemala rebeca arias flores explains how sustainable development is not new but simply a new. Another guatemalan journalist carlos ernesto choc has faced criminal charges for covering civilian demonstrations and has been accused of leading such events cpj reported. Guatemala continues to suffer from a lack of reliable data on its indigenous peoples. According to the 2001 census indigenous peoples represent 41 of the total population.
The q eqchi account for 6 of the population. The amerindian populations in guatemala include the k iche 9 1 kaqchikel 8 4 mam 7 9 and q eqchi 6 3. Guatemala written on 24 april 2019 posted in guatemala. An indigenous woman in guatemala is more likely than all her fellow citizens to be sick illiterate poor and overwhelmed by too many unplanned children.
Written on 24 april 2019 posted in guatemala. The wisdom and knowledge of indigenous people in guatemala is central to the realization of the 17 sustainable development goals or sdgs targets agreed by countries around the world to end poverty maintain peace and preserve the health of the planet. Other indigenous ethnic groups in guatemala include the afro mestizo the garifuna and the afro guatemalans. Guatemala continues to suffer from a lack of reliable data on its indigenous peoples.
The 2018 population and housing census s ability to survey and report on the country s ethnic dimension is limited given that it has been conducted in the midst of an unprecedented political and institutional crisis. Other indigenous people of guatemala. The q eqchi community was dispersed into other guatemalan regions due to migrations land displacements and persecution. The whole indigenous community in guatemala is about 40 5 of the population according to the census but in reality the mayan population is much higher with estimates ranging from 60 to 80 of the country s population since many mayans in guatemala are culturally mestizo ladino identifying as ladino instead of identifying as maya.
But other estimates place this number closer to 60 percent.