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Oscar Olivera to close session on Latin American studies

By Shannon at 02/07/07 19:18

Cochabamba residents faced crushing prices for fresh water until Olivera led a protest to keep the water supply of one of South America's poorest country's affordable. Bechtel Corp. bought the local water system 2000. After the purchase, he said, many poor residents had monthly water bills of $20 or more, even though Bolivia's minimum wage at the time was only about $100 a month. Olivera also warned against allowing Latin America's other natural resources to be controlled by large, private corporations.

Original source: Austin American-Statesman. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. statesman. com/ news/ content/ news/ stories/ local/ 02/ 04/ 4utconference. html, anchor: Bolivian activist shares story at UT conference]

Morales insists on indigenous language education

Morales has plans to have all government workers and schoolchildren learn the main indigenous languages. The government estimates that 37 percent of the population speaks a native language that predates the arrival of Spanish colonists in the 16th century. Promoting those languages is part of a broad effort ``to decolonize the mindset and the Bolivian state.'' Education officials say the reemergence of Bolivia's indigenous languages is part of a regional trend. Interest in indigenous communities and traditions has grown in the past 20 years throughout South America. Original source: Canton Rep. In Bolivia, Speaking Up for Native Languages Tags: education • 0 Comments. - Permalink

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