(00:00:00) As associate Provost for academic Affairs I have had and have needed to have the opportunity for us to work long and hard on defining educating and working to resolve some of the underlying problems that bring us together today. We need to Foster the attitudes and behavior that appreciate and respect the diversity that we all are through such attitudes and behavior. We can create the environment that assures all people the basic human rights and freedom that permits our highest Humanity. Two r's to ourselves and each other Roberta men to Tome has set a high standard for us by making the Quest for struggle and human rights, her life's work as a child alongside her family. They worked the soil for long hours in the cultivation and harvesting of cotton coffee and sugar for the benefit of the plantation owners. Their meager wages were left at the plantation store and many times they old more than they earned as a teenager. She witnessed countless abuses against people families were forced off their land hundreds of villages were raised to make room for the privileged individuals thousands of people simply disappeared. Among those who raise their voices against Injustice in humanity and murder were rigoberto Manchu tombs, mother father and brother. They paid the ultimate price for fighting against Injustice their lives. And so rigoberta menchú tombs, great sorrow and pain provided the greatest courage to fight for justice for all that the loss of her family not be in vain that even though there are those of us so distant and so comfortable would learn and gain courage. To right the wrongs that surround us. The long and arduous Journey took her from the highlands of Guatemala to seek refuge in Mexico to the Nobel Peace Prize to the halls of Congress of these United States today here in this comfortable and pleasant Hall at the University of Minnesota. We are honored to have with us the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, rigoberto Manchu tomb. bien Bonita Hey. Thank you for your friendship. A I don't speak English, but I am very very happy today because you are our friends. You are the watermelon people friends. You are people look for the future the future for our children for our womans for our all the people in the world. Thank you for your coming. One bottle per La Vida a vote for life and some water pour lapis. It's a vote for peace. See Nosotros. No defend them as La Vida. If we do not defend life La Vida de los indigenous the life of the indigenous people La Vida de los Ninos. The lock is the life of the children in the streets. See Nosotros. No defend their most La Vida de los que viven llegará. If we do not defend the life of the people who are at War pero también. See no defend the most La Vida de Nuestra Madre Tierra, and if we do not defend the life of our mother earth the Nostra Madre natural ASA over Mother Nature. No, I started most constrained or lapis. We will not be building. Peace for kalapas. It's algo Casa de Vivir en El Corazon de los Pueblos because peace is something that must be live in the hearts of the people's por ESO me pueblo this a that is why my people say we're looking at is some problems in pass a hungry people is a people without peace ESL Tema Mas importante del mundo que vivimos boy, and this is the most important subject of the world in which we live today some Jonas Los pobres condenado a la miseria largest nutrition either Lombre. There are millions of poor people who are condemned to misery hunger and suffering pero sobre Todo. Assume Grandeur Julio para me Ser mejor para Ser Mujer, Indiana. It has such great pride to me to be a woman and particularly an indigenous woman. Yeah, it's the masato said Indiana. It is enough to be indigenous easier Greg alemu here and to add woman to that is even better La Cosa. La Casa de los indigenous a la casa de las mujeres del mundo son similarities the cause of the indigenous people and of the women of the world are similar. And we'll just mementos Las organizaciones popularise Las organizaciones debut. Thus the whole - Luca furnace culture those during many years the popular organizations. The organization's of widows of the young of the indigenous people were not heard nor got food on this couch Otto's operation and mucho momento LA coopération International Paso de Lejos de las interest is the nostrils pueblos. And for that reason because they were not listen to the international cooperation went past our nation's and our peoples in nosotros somos un Pueblo see indigenous tenemos, un mensaje que decir oi finalists and 060 event a and today as indigenous people. We have a message to speak out at the end of this 20th century. El mensaje Que podemos hacer es que estamos vivos. Ikarra must be beer or todos Los siglos Benedetto's and our message is that we're still alive and that we want to to remain alive for centuries to come. Most radical Torah is Belinda. Our culture has a value the secret of the nostrils antepasados be VA a Pasar por Todo El Mundo entero. The secrets of our ancestors are alive and they can contribute to the whole world Nosotros. NOS Dio La Vie de la comunidad de la comunidad nose man to vo. Vo La Colonia is valid or para la Vida de los Pueblos. It was our community that gave us life and sustenance and that Will Keep Us Alive. Operation kiss my ass. So momentum important a para la Vida existential Los Pueblos indígenas this and coming years will be of extreme importance for the life and sustenance of the indigenous peoples status having kissed the annual is a new international de los Pueblos indígenas. Do you know that this year is the international year of the indigenous people Nosotros? No Saviano's we didn't know it. Ilan you International De los Pueblos indígenas funa conquista the DS Años de Lucha de los propios indigenous. So that this year would be celebrated. It took us 10 years of efforts by the indigenous peoples Alors to be most Polly and along those corridors in Las Positas Delano. The Laconia siendo diplomatic. Oh, yeah versus evil. We have fought for it in the corridors of the economic community of Europe in the United Nations, and we follow diplomats across the world, even when they went to the bathroom. We went after them. 11,000 Indiana and we spoke to them about the indigenous cos e por fin lagrimas on a new international dedicado loss Indiana's and finally we accomplished an international year dedicated to the indigenous people their own ano is the Machado symbolic. Oh But one year is to symbolical. Yeah, cuz he is The Mastermind and hola no está. Ahora estoy. Diciendo La Solstice case. Nostro annual. It is almost the end of our year and I am just now starting to tell you that it is how year and don't says Kida decir que no es suficiente 090 para los Indiana's that means that it is not sufficient for the indigenous people to only have one year por Lo Tanto todos porque. No los vamos todos para una década therefore. Why don't we all pull together our strength and fight for a decade for the indigenous people? Nosotros queremos, we would like a decade una década donde nose, then the opportunity they can be our last relations toxicities. Odorant a Kenyan to Sonya's Hasta la fecha during this decade. We would like the opportunity to change the relations that have existed doing 500 years Galvez. No podemos can be are low in the asinus Pakistan Canyon toast Andrea musky Corral mucho para cambiar de los efectos the canyon to Sonya's. Perhaps ten years might not be enough to change the effects of 500 years pero SI podemos Center algunas buses. The relaciones the fraternidad the rank went Rose. Frank went through stenosis culturas. But we might be able to establish the foundations for new relations for fraternity and for reintroduction of our culture's and then they're Cal Mundo de ahora es el mundo plural the muchas culturas the muchas gracias either muchas perspective has en la vie de la Mañana de nuevas acontecimientos and therefore that we might communicate the reality of today's world, which is one of plural plurality of cultures countries and perspectives. Let's continue those the internationalist Los Pueblos. Del. Mundo para Dar la oportunidad de que Nosotros Pueblos indígenas Nosotros mujeres Nosotros para los pobres podemos country. We're at the sorrow your body more realizar nuestros projectors Nosotros mismos. During this decade. We will have a challenge and presented to the international agencies and to many countries. To support the idea that women indigenous people and the poor can contribute greatly to society and to the world through our own projects. is the Seer David oh muchos me Jonas. The dollar has Mucho Dinero De Niro know as he felt as though I moved to this Denardo a Los pobres Alice indigenous a las mujeres pero Como vas a hacer ESO que NOS longshadow econ came 4K suitably so there have been many millions many millions of dollars that have been given to the poor two women to indigenous people but it is not money that is is important is it is more important to think of who has received that money how it has been used and to what ends it has been placed upon whether the seedless killer ageless and Sido the kid who knows you have and soui there para Ser Lo bang air con la intención. The ear construir are sir, pero nunca SE. Pusieron Para pensar csis The rules of the game have been that those who have contributed have gone into our countries with an idea of what we need without asking us what we think we need. Es muy hermoso escuchar La Gente special mint escuchar La Gente poverty. It is beautiful to listen to people but particularly to listen to the poor people severe kirron kher the sayin severe Don davara 61074240. To learn what they want. What do you wish where their dreams are leading them for the future? Yes, hermoso connoisseur. Oh Tres culturas and it is beautiful to get acquainted with other cultures. I said, I'm also conscious arrow through Cydia less otras culturas. 03007 says the author of Pueblos cannot assess conciencia de la Unidad de vemos podemos hacer Una de las mujeres. It is beautiful to learn about the ideals and the progress achieved by other speed other peoples and to learn that it is possible to bring about the unity of indigenous peoples and of women across the world, but Ohlone de the vemos. They are certain low sobre La basura de la diversidad. But Unity must be accomplished through diversity on the basis of diversity La diversidad. No is some problem. La particularly de la diversidad an ostrich Pablo's there was Ser Una recompensa Una de casa que Nos and play element a loss. Conocimiento 076 del mundo entero diversity is not a problem. But it is a source of wealth that will teach us about the different progress that is being achieved by different peoples throughout the world s is Le intention. It's a Saint Louis the sales in Las Positas to catch Thomas initial angle. Oh no, Sarah. Come on institutional Mass Pockets. La Primera vez que. Una Indiana tiene el Premio novel variant. Those are the intentions and the dreams of the vcenter Manchu Foundation, which will not be just another Foundation since it is the first time that an indigenous person has received a Nobel Peace Prize Kevin. Solo una política. No, no sassy conciencia. Just one conversation with not will not make us conscious enough Cinemas being Letterman de El trabajo quotidian. Oh, yes, look at the sale para todos ustedes but the fraternity and the work in common that I wish to ask you all for it. But I so they sell control okura song Tell kirino a lot more consistent temperature over time into SE para las mujeres Guatemala separate those indigenous Ser para Las víctimas, the representation impunity that the wish in my heart is that the love that you have for rigoberta menchú be carried over to expect to be expressed in love for women for widows and what Amala for the indigenous people of the Hold your Les deseo Canto chorus on que viven Los jovenes, Los jovenes bang a cambiar el mucho en el futuro with all my heart. I hope that the young will continue to change as I believe they will change in the future los. Ninos los Ninos Soul Esperanza, then was through Mundo surrender Oscar rectification loss are Horas de los que o is almost a dual toes porque famous in different cities. The children are the hope of our world and they will correct the mistakes of today's adults who were indifferent to our world. It can be well respected. So introduce Pueblos and I hope that respect among our peoples will continue to grow muchas gracias. Thank you very much Les deseo Toda La mejor para que siguen Luciano pour lapis por Los derechos humanos Por La Tienda de los pueblos. I wish you the best in your struggle for peace for human rights and for protection of the victims throughout the world. Yo Los Espero in Guatemala, and I will wait for you and what Amala the crowd now standing here at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Its 1993, Nobel Peace Prize winner with a documentary waves the flowers the state constitution the right hand. So standing at the podium with the translator Hector Garcia. What questions now being brought up from the audience and building means stepping to the microphone just a few feet away from the main Podium. The requestion is from people in the Northrop audience. Rigoberta Menchu. We have the first question from the audience. Rigoberta, have you gotten any positive signs from the new Clinton administration that they will work towards ending u.s. Funding and training of military personnel in Guatemala. me improve its performance setting up in my life when well to be most barriers when Jonas con diferentes autoridades de gobierno de l'étoile ministration. They style Su news we have had several meetings with several authorities in today's Administration in the United States to be most opportune are the conversations of the team has fundamentalist sobre La fundación be sentiment to lag torsion. The premier novel De La Paz así Como El conflict or man internal Guatemala last solution que puede tener El conflict or my internal. We have had the opportunity to discuss several subjects including the sentiment to Foundation the Nobel Peace Prize and the armed conflict in what Amala and how it could be resolved some pianist. We must have Lando de la situación the Central America Ki problem a stamp profundis in Central America. I probably must improve understand Nicaragua seeking a viendo problem hacen El Salvador por Lo Tanto is necessary. Oh medidas concrete has but I cannot Resort condos conflicts are Mouse internals. We discuss the situation in Central America and the profound problems that exist still in Nicaragua and in El Salvador and several concrete measures that could be taken in order to prevent the continuation of these problems were no better. It's not the real 90080107073 or maintained but as is commonly known we didn't used to have very good relations in the past. He por Lo Tanto todavía. Are you Aunt Rachel Grande para encontrar en nuestros Pueblos training contract investor relations. Therefore there is a long road to walk in order to find again a meeting of our peoples and our nation's you'll be at a querido. Taniya. Mucho de SEL de tener una entrevista Comer President Clinton. He were no entiendo que tiene. Mucho possibly. I had strong wishes to meet directly with President Clinton by but I understand that he's terribly busy and unfortunately, it was not possible for me to meet with him. Your Sparrow Sparrow can know a carrier see the por que. No le Jaguar elements are I hope the reason was that he personally did not receive the message it went as possibly and that is quite possible. Esperamos que Las relaciones yells or relation Del Norte Del Sur can be we also has no stress sueño. We hope that the relationship between the North and the South changes. That is our Dream It's almost Gente poverty. Pero tenemos mucho que tenemos mucho. We are poor but we have a great deal to say and a great deal to teach the next question from the audience what active role can students play and the search for equality of indigenous people. Goodness, indigenous Bueno Esto. Special case possibly combine our loss conocimiento academic office Los Grandes conocimiento científicos que pueden tener La skating accessible education con Las experiencias autodidact has the loss indigenous is the Los Pueblos ovaries. We have talked with many people particularly indigenous people and we believe that there's a possibility to combine the scientific and academic knowledge of those who have access to it with the experiential learning of indigenous and poor people. Epoch commissaire S2 intercambio primero tiene que ver con Cambio en Las reglas academics for this exchange to take place there must first take place a change in the academic rules. Is the Seer your Tango Tango says dr. Pero quisiera hablar con algunas University news. Can be touring and programs for example Las vidas Los dientes popularise canker sores specific constant diarrhea oportunidad de intercambio the rain Cointreau. Okay, so serve a leader. As you as you might know, I am a doctor and I have six honoris causa doctor degrees and what I would suggest is that through some universities there could be an invitation to popular popular leaders to widows and to academic youth so that these exchanges could take place pero también podemos impulse are muchas creativity infancy on the moon and education para todos para todos, Los estudiantes de los. Ninos Europeans. OKC is possibly a and play our nostrils conocimiento. It would be possible then and necessary to promote creativity and develop and new education system for all our society for students and children Noriko semester mosa noise. Kwela Mas. Grande que también estar en el Lugar De Los Muchachos. There is no better nor more beautiful School than to be at the site where events take place your starter Motors in Corners their continent a I have been in many corners of this hemisphere SEC Amina or has your aspirin contract otras experiencias cannot tiene que ver con lo que muchas veces El Mundo. It takes many hours of walking to find experiences that have little to do With the experiences that are learned by the world and by universities because of es una siente que estas en su Gente a useless pertinacious también Society Alice Susan cartoonist. Espresso Uno de que algo de Su Vida, I start causa see, no not Andrea fundamentals. It isn't these events and in the people that experienced them that we find that their experience is also ours that their ideals are also hours and that is what inspires us to dedicate Our Lives to their goals. Llama Uriel asbestos. Lost técnicos Los expertos loss anthropologists sociologists and you don't know chose Pueblos coli their theyíre estudiar La Gente. Pero nunca coli. There are success to the other bird a problem is mcentee. Most experts most technicians anthropologists sociologists and others have gone to our land to study us not realizing that we should also be studying them. And don't says either yeah, no significa in estudiar says who - says who - yes. She says that if one goes somewhere to study human beings. It is quite possible that that person has gotten too big for his or her breaches and and they're no longer going to understand the entrances. Can I do consume Cumbia is a reckless good luck in the notes to the Autos cynical second. Lo que Como una parte pequeña. There is a problem. There is a Kawasaki aprender de mucho miedo. Karabast Auntie. It was like when to use para el futuro de mieux que tiene que El futuro therefore the education systems the new education systems must change and those who study and those who teach must learn that they're only a small part of the whole of humanity and it is that type of learning that I hope will take place and that type of Youth with such understanding that I hope will come about Next question. What do you most want people to know about in Guatemala? Bueno karaoke Davida it's La Gente que queremos que también queremos que es necesario a circumradius. The most important thing for you to know it is that is it is the land where I was born the land that gave me life. And that it is our people that I want you to learn about it must be though. No chance, they'll Scurry that it must be below the Lord hemos Perdido en estas familias. Pero tenemos. Mucho the cell they Revere it the name of smooches parantha. They want futuro different a We have lived nights of Darkness nights of pain. We have lost our families, but we still retained hope for the future and hope for continued existence for our people. Yo quiero que ustedes happen. Kayla's view. Thus the Guatemala no soul of even should oh Lord see no uncultivated. Oh experiences and cultivate. Oh experiences, but Laura's painting experiential. The resolver problem has its own perspective has the future. Oh, I would like for you to know also that the widows of what Amala have not only lived in pain but have accumulated experiences and values that they can contribute to the world can be in Cairo the seedless Castle Pueblo. Octavo. It's impossible. Okay. Well the mucha Memoria million area the loss Maya's. E para sa Pueblo es Tiempo is a new CEO their money said it's a new CEO they would know about the year. He has her Speranza. No sólo de las Marias Sino también the Las primera's nationís the histogram Continental Nordstrom. I would also like for you to know that my people are an active people with millinery memories from the Mayas and from the other civilizations of this hemisphere Hemisphere and their message. Is that of a new done a new day that is coming even ailment that yo quiero que ustedes happen can what Amala I project alternative I project alternative in OS improve local solo is so material. She know Sonia Mas por una nauseam plural Una. Nación de prank on Vivid indigenous bloody nose. Mestiza stole our Sky. I must not see though. They are ya he promised. The sorrow you are unofficial. No Mia politica. There is an assertion is the Seer I project the political AI perspective the Democracy a quarter million 00 Largo plazo soo-yeon oldest part of the city of finally, I would like to tell you that what Amala offers alternative directions in politics and in democracy that we are not only victims that we are a nation of plurality of indigenous people of mestizos. And we can show other nations how we feel things could be better. A second noise from Pious Perdido. We are not a lost country. No, no stammers study this rigoberta menchú speaking live at markup on a premise part of the council lecture series on the station's of Minnesota Public Radio local buses get todavía. No saying is we also have many leaders, but they have not been heard and they have not been respected someday though. They will be respected. What is the best thing that has happened to you? Since you won the Nobel Peace Prize? Lo mejor que Mason said ìdo I know say I don't know what has been the best thing that has happened to me since then Bueno La mejor Que ha pasado. Es que yo, estoy acostumbrado then transport, La Cocina. a vicious poison transport laporta Grande I have been used to enter through the kitchen door. And now I can enter through the main door obviously care of it only sometimes though. Okay, okay. your epithelial and Fronteras and corridors muchas veces en que yo quisiera the narrow track our approach acedo Siempre mrs. Gracia. I have crossed many borders and I have walked the halls of power, but my face. Is the face of the poor and the face of women and the Indian and of indigenous people? e La mejor Que puede Pasar Escameca. Yo, El Premio novel in Las Palmas. Dicen La Gente Como. Una who Ventus importante Sarah Premier Novella here boy Hasta la Muerte de entonces tienes Unos años para trabajar aqui es el deseo, Mas Grande que tengo Los Años para que El Premio novel no says solo symbolical. She knows her algo que Tenga Vida think Aveda self-worth day each other respectively and also perhaps the best thing that has happened to me. Is that the Nobel Peace Prize fell on my back and this is important because this will give me youth forever to live on to work for that piece price. So that it will not remain only a symbolic price. They have a question. Where where do you keep the peace prize? You've already started to ask me for accounting and Premier novel this little Memento killer recipe Pensacola. Misdiagnosis is actually our low XLE our Locomotion of ahilya Por La Paz in Guatemala. The first thing that I did with it and thought should be done with it is to take it into Exile as a fast for what Amala EXL are low significant OVA buscar El Lugar Dino fuera de la Tierra natal. Yes, El Lugar de know kiddo angle templo mayor en la ciudad de Mexico and to take it into Exile men to look for a worthy site for it. And that side was the main temple in the city of Mexico el templo mayor for Laguna De Los Mexicanos the Los Aztecas pero también es el ejemplo de lo que Amandla modern Edith a combination of culture has either La setup has the the sorrow you mano The main Temple was the site of the mushy COS of the Aztecs, but it is also representative of modern world. And therefore it is a combination of the two cultures in or Lugar. Más. Hermosa para Nuestra. Madaya, yell pergamon oval Mas que Este Lugar and there is no more beautiful sight than this one in the world e is the Premier Nova Cudahy see no bartender ke r a watermelon. This prize. This metal will not remain there. It will have to go back to what Amala is appended. The loss water multi-course cuando is a premier Siva as a tiara and it will depend on the people of Guatemala when the surprise will return to its country. Lll Return of the Messiah a water molecule. Caro-kann. Sarah humans are the past but Al Mundo entero humans are the past but I want Amala una pass verdadera in Acuna passing. Bahlika. Yes, / / Le can do you still have Eva Eva Ramos is a messiah as soon as I guess what Amanda? And when this takes place returning this price to its site of origin, it will be a message of peace to the world. That will be true. Not symbolic and I hope to see it happen during my lifetime as the cfk. Your estoy Segura can be like Miguel Angel Asturias. Nostril Premier Premier novel the literature has Mario Galaxy Leo pero Yo, no quiero morir a Galaxy Leo here. Okay, Pronto Sevilla is a madaya epidermis edification Guatemala. Miguel Angel Asturias our Noble price of literature died in Exile and I do not want the same thing to happen with the Peace Prize. I wanted to go back to what Amala William still alive. They're all parallel depended the mucho de ustedes the Los Amigos del Mundo. Para que Una Una verdadera negotiation real conflict on my internal he Kahuna solution political conflict our mother sin y una solución political conflict on my lo que le Vamos a hacer la situación Sarah Siempre dramatic 0 para Nosotros el templo mayor, but that will depend also on you and all of our other friends throughout the world for there must be negotiations of the armed conflict so that this conflict might end and if it doesn't then end, what will we do? It seems that in that event. The price will have to remain in the main Temple of Mexico City. Another question. Could you speak to the influence of the church either positive or negative on the struggle for human rights in Guatemala? Bueno Costa meant a Uno de los Grandes difficult Alice the chaldea logo Willis negotiations as table feature. Noah producido un acuerdo substantial una cuerda concrete o es el Tema de las manos. One of the main difficulties in the negotiations and the reason why there has been so little progress made in these negotiations is the subject of Human Rights and the marriage Romano's implica. No sólo La semaine has low SEC Westeros El clima the representation. No sólo La militarization Que vivimos Sino también implica todos Los Años anteriores colección de Nuestra population. They produce or Refugee agos. They produce this place house intern EK environment the tiene que encontrar algo que de algo para raineesha una reconciliation Nacional Human rights is not only related to threats to kidnapping to the environment of repression and military rule but to all the previous experiences that existed that caused refugees to go searching peace in other countries so I can look at how is he Rich Manos? Environment a tiene que ver con la semaine has a scholar representation can be be most active element pero también tiene que ver garantia us. What I'm saying is that human rights has to do with all of these things that I've mentioned the kidnapping the threats the environment and and repression but that it's very also very important to relate it to the guarantees that need to be put into place so that it will not occur again. We're not several Asian like glacia It's want Emma was not until our go pero lo que puedo decir que estoy de Guatemala mucho problema is no s religion noise differential the cranes here Cinemas being is some problem. Ah, the laulima Gracia the La Paz assume problem. Ah que tratan de esto y por ESO David. Oh muchos is versus the Universidad Nacional. It's versus the Unidad and thoroughly honest in three different. This person has con diferentes ideologies. The subject of the church is a long subject but I am convinced that it is not religion or differences in religious beliefs but democracy and peace which go beyond religion and nevertheless. I am thankful that there have been efforts to unify different religious groups and beliefs. We don't own and Panama Grande the last different siliceous. Special mental a circuit Olga Kara spelled ago El papel. The Monsignor cassotto runu case. He'll cast a median real conflict or mad internal también La Vida es. Una Association committee has responded. Our initiative has they'll associate Civil Society has different participation loss. Maya's really lovely horses. My has lost catholicos law 7 helices are union issue important. They will need our own initiatives for so common. Aruna sociedad civil in Guatemala There has been an effort by different churches particularly the Catholic church and mainly through the efforts of monsignor cassada. To stop the armed conflict there have also been initiatives and struggles by the Evangelical churches and by Mayan spiritual leaders for Unity and common efforts. You know say you know, Karen is particularly our enormous important piranhas otras Ezra for sur la sociedad Seville. Necesito Mas. Una Scioscia Seville Lucha most piranha Scioscia Seville, elucha. Most orcas are very La Patria is a real honest Ian, sir, sir. Villa salut le ducation la Cultura loss indigenous servicio Al associativity, sis Creole, pensamiento. I think rather than going into further details on these subjects. It is more most important that I reinforce our efforts in the area of society in how we will serve our country CBI. Will Society civilian Society How to serve our country through education of indigenous cultures I believe that this is the goal of all different religions.