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When criminal groups threaten isolated indigenous communities or commit violence, poor road conditions and scarce phone service make it hard for people to flee, or for help to arrive. And when indigenous villagers are displaced, they face challenges requesting help, due to language barriers.
May 20, 2016 · Cartels Are Displacing an Indigenous Group That’s Lived in This Mexican State for Centuries. This is the first story in a three-part series on the impact Mexico’s drug wars is having on ...
This article explains why some indigenous communities in Mexico have been able to resist drug cartels’ attempts to take over their local governments, populations, and territories while others have not.
Feb 10, 2024 · Mexican cartels saw an opportunity and began capitalizing, law enforcement officials said, flooding the U.S. with a super potent form of meth and targeting indigenous communities in particular.
Jun 20, 2024 · Indigenous people from the Tzotzil ethnic group were forced to leave the city of Santa Marta in Chiapas in October 2022 after violent conflicts between drug gangs broke out there. Jacob Garcia /...
Mar 26, 2021 · With mounting pressure from cartels and worsening environmental conditions, Mexico’s Indigenous Rarámuri communities face a fraught future.
Sep 16, 2021 · Mexican law allows some indigenous communities to establish their own police forces. So, children over 12 can have real guns, but all of the very small ones have toy guns.