| Abstrakt: |
This article addresses elements that are central for building a genealogy of contemporary Miskitu indigenous women's participation in various realms, such as the Contra War, the peacemaking process, the popular consultation for Law 28, and the process of autonomy. This narrative brings to the forefront Miskitu women in a continuum of political settings and agendas that inform their agency during a time period that has two political poles: the armed conflict of the 1980s and the slow achievement of autonomy. This article conveys the message that Miskitu women's social and political activism has been central to regional politics, though the institutionalization of autonomy has advanced without properly including indigenous women as political representatives and/or citizens that are in need of special protection against systemic violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
