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FUTURESAVER OF THE WEEK ENDING 12-26-98

Rigoberta Menchu Tum won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her tireless efforts to bring democracy, peace and human rights to the indigenous people of Guatemala and elsewhere. She was raised in the Quiche branch of the Mayan culture in Guatemala. Her mother, father and brother were all killed by the military; she has been a political prisoner and she has been in exile. She has worked on labor issues, social reform, women's rights, Committee of the Peasant Union, large demonstrations, the 31st of January Popular Front, resistance to oppression, the United Representation of the Guatemalan Opposition and ethno-cultural reconciliation. She is a self-educated natural leader of great intelligence, compassion and charisma. She wrote I, Rigoberta Menchu, An Indian Woman in Guatemala and other texts and poems. She has worked with UNESCO and presides over the Indigenous Initiative for Peace. The Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation is doing great work in improving all aspects of Indigenous life. For doing everything humanly possible to improve the lives and the environments of the people of Guatemala and elsewhere, Rigoberta Menchu Tum has been named Futuresaver of the Week. Click the links below for more information.

Links to other sites on the Web

Rigoberta Menchu Tum (indians.org)
Rigoberta Menchu Tum (Nobel Peace Prize)