Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan indigenous activist who won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy of indigenous rights during Guatemala's civil war.
Her 1983 testimonial memoir brought international attention to the persecution of Mayan peoples.
Her name sometimes appears in debates about testimonial literature after scholars questioned details of her account.
- Mayan cultureAncient Mesoamerican civilization
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- truth commissionsOfficial bodies investigating past atrocities
- campesinoSpanish-speaking rural farmer
- anti-imperialismOpposition to foreign domination
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political stance toward indigenous peoples
Rigoberta MenchúAugusto Pinochet