Today: International Day of the World's Indigenous People

Given that today is the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, it is particularly suiting to check out a highly welcome article from The Economist regarding the plight of indigenous people in Oaxaca. 

GUNFIRE rings out almost every day around the village of San Juan Copala, as marksmen in the woods take potshots into the town. Eight residents are recovering from injuries, including an eight-year-old girl who was hit twice as she tried to leave the village. The gunmen have cut electricity and blocked access roads, allowing only a single party of women out once a week on an eight-hour hike to fetch food. The siege is entering its ninth month.