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Peace laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum has a message to all of us; be more inclusive with indigenous people. In 1992, Guatemalan Menchú Tum was awarded the peace prize for her work for the rights of indigenous peoples and reconciliation between ethnic groups. Indigenous organisations lobbied for her nomination, they wanted to draw attention to the fact that the European discovery of America had entailed the extermination and suppression of indigenous populations. Menchú Tum grew up in a country mar

1K views · 77 reactions | Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia! "Jóvenes en sus manos esta la voluntad de empezar a leer, un libro nos transporta a un mundo de ideas, sentimientos y nutre nuestra propia imaginación. Conferencia Literatura Infantil. XIV Edición de la Feria Internacional del Libro en Guatemala –FILGUA- #Filgua2017 #NobelPrize #Lectura #Libros | Rigoberta Menchú | Facebook