Indigenous National Celebration

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Anti-celebration of Dia de la Raza by Indigenous Colombian tribes, Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia, 12/10/2009.

Anti-Celebration of the Dia de la Raza. Today our indigenous from different places of Colombia, all came to Bogota at the Plaza of Bolivar to tell the world that they still alive and fighting the persecution they have endured for 517 years in the hand of all type of governments that have passed trough out the Colombian history. All they want it's peace and have their territories free of war and crime.

Contributor: lggomez
Tags: Feature, dia de la raza, original, indigenous, Human Rights, people, protest, territories, protestors, genocide, freedom, Colombia, Bogotá, anti, colombian history, colour image, free, demo, 2009, community abuse, Community
Location :SOUTH AMERICA, Colombia, Bogota
Date: 11 October 2009 - 5:30pm

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