Abya Yala definition
Abya Yala means "Continent of Life" in the language of the Kuna peoples of Panama and Colombia. The Aymara leader Takir Mamani suggested the selection of this name (which the Kuna use to denominate the American continents in their entirety), and proposed that all Indigenous peoples in the Americas utilize it in their documents and oral declarations. "Placing foreign names on our cities, towns and continents," he argued, "is equal to subjecting our identity to the will of our invaders and to that of their heirs." The proposal of Takir Mamani has found a favorable reception in various sectors. Thus this term is used to describe Latin America from indigenous perspectives. “About Abya Yala,” Native Web, Inc. http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/about.html
Abya Yala means “Continent of Life” in the language of the Kuna peoples of Panama and Colombia. See: http://abyayala.nativeweb.org.
Examples of Abya Yala in a sentence
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