The history of Native Costa Rica

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The history in general of Native Central America

Indigenous Costa Ricans march for autonomy

AP, 4 October 1998. Fifty indigenous people from the Ngobe Buglere tribe in southern Costa Rica began a 300 kilometer march to the capital to demand territorial autonomy. Another 400 indigenous Costa Ricans from the Brunca, Bribri, Teribe and Cabecar tribes are to join the march. There are some 36,000 indigenous people in Costa Rica, representing about 1% of the population. 1977 Land Law not emforced on the reserves.

Indigenous Voices Take the Airwaves

By N‚fer Muñoz, IPS, 12 July 2000. Indigenous groups in Costa Rica are using radio waves to preserve their cultures and traditions, resolve community problems and spread news from their villages in their own languages. Radio Maleku, La Voz de Talamanca and Radio Boruca are three rural radio stations that have set the standard.