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Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: The Challenge of Poverty Reduction, Land Rights and Natural Resource Control

8:00am Coffee
8:30am Welcoming Remarks
Arturo Valenzuela, Professor and Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University
8:40am "The Roots of the Contemporary Indigenous Peoples Movement in Latin America"
Erick Langer, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University
9:00am PANEL ONE: Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Social Exclusion

Moderator:

Angelo Rivero-Santos, Director of Academic Affairs, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University

Panelists:

"Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America: 1994-2004"
Gillette Hall and Harry Patrinos, The World Bank
  "Construyendo una Tipología de la Pobreza Indígena y Rural en México"
Salomon Nahmad, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, Oaxaca, Mexico
  "La Situación Actual en Bolivia"
María Eugenia Choque, Vice-Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Bolivia
  "The Importance of Land Tenure Security for Poverty Reduction and Economic Development of Indigenous Peoples"
Jorge Muñoz, The World Bank

Discussant:

Timothy Wickham-Crowley, Master's Program Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University
10:30am Coffee Break
11:00am PANEL TWO: Land Rights, Natural Resource Control and Hydrocarbon Development
Moderator: Marc Chernick, Associate Professor of Government, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University
Panelists: "El Derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas a la Tierra y a los Recursos Naturales en América Latina"
José Aylwin, Programa de Derechos Indígenas, Univresidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile
  "Observations on Oil Industry Trends and Indigenous Issues"
Roger Tissot, PFC Energy
  The Canadian Aboriginal Experience: Keyano-Pimee Exploration Company
Finlay Moses, Keyano-Pimee Exploration Company, Canada (indigenous-owned)
  Derechos de Tierras, Control de Recursos Naturales Control y Desarrollo Hidrocarburífero
Edwin Piedra, Puma Business Solutions, Ecuador (indigenous-owned)
12:45pm Concluding Commentary
Shelton Davis, Senior Fellow, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University

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