Thousands of indigenous peoples led by CONAIE (Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador) converged on Quito today, culminating a fifteen-day march demanding a new water law, land reform, and an end to open pit mining and new oil concessions. They seek a national dialogue on land rights and natural resources, and are calling President Correa’s “Citizens Revolution” the same business-as-usual, neoliberal policies imposed by previous right-wing presidents.
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