Latin America celebrates Indigenous Resistance Day

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*Countries in the region celebrate the Day of Indigenous Resistance. *Venezuela held a ceremony to commemorate the date, which is the anniversary of the beginning of Spanish colonization in the region, 532 years ago. teleSUR

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00:00Latin America commemorates Indigenous Resistance Day in recognition of the indigenous people's

00:04heroism facing the Spanish colonization. The countries of the region remember the emblematic

00:09date according to their culture and idiosyncrasy, such as in the case of Bolivia, where the day

00:14of decolonization exalts the recovery of its people's self-determination. Meanwhile, Ecuador

00:20seeks to make visible the impact of Spanish colonization on the day of interculturality and

00:24plurality. The date represents for the peoples of the region the rescue and vindication of

00:29anti-imperialist struggles. And in Venezuela, a heartfelt ceremony was held at the National

00:41Pantheon to commemorate 532 years of indigenous resistance. Vice President for Politics,

00:46Citizen Security and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, led the ceremony together with representatives

00:51of the indigenous peoples. The hoisting of the three-colored flag in the National Pantheon,

00:55they honor the martyrs of the struggle against the Spanish invasion in 1492.

01:00During the day, rallies and debates on a decolonial and intercultural perspective

01:04are expected to take place.

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