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By: Colby Robinson

The “Poisoning” of Indigenous Migrant Women and Children: From Deadly Colonialism to Toxic Globalization By: Egla Martinez-Salazar. By: Colby Robinson. Introduction. Mestizaje : European superiority. Indigenous ancestry, history and rights are excluded.

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By: Colby Robinson

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  1. The “Poisoning” of Indigenous Migrant Women and Children: From Deadly Colonialism to Toxic GlobalizationBy: Egla Martinez-Salazar By: Colby Robinson

  2. Introduction • Mestizaje: European superiority. Indigenous ancestry, history and rights are excluded. • Lack of rack/ ethnicity analysis within gender of class theories has left indigenous peoples, especially women, invisible, forgotten or neglected.

  3. Spanish Colonization: The Historical Roots of Indigenous Peoples Migration • In 1591, 1595, and 1601 indigenous peoples, mostly men, were forced into slave migrations. • In the 19th century there have been assimilation efforts to remove the indian-ness of the indigenous populations. • 1940’s industrialization forced migration. This brought Mexico out of agricultural self dependence.

  4. Indigenous Women and the new Conditions of Forced Migration • Land is now taken under private ownership and women leave and migrate with their husbands. • Women and other indigenous peoples go to plantations but get exploited and can not leave if they want to feed their families. • Migrant work is family based • Children work even babies come with the women. • They live in dirty ghettos • Racisms only perpetuates their unhealthy living arrangements • Mestizo women much better off.

  5. Pesticides: The deadly Poisoning • Labels on packages in English or Spanish only and workers are not told of the dangers. • Only a few field workers are protected and even then it barely helps. • The most affected by the chemicals are women, children and the elderly.

  6. Putting Food on Whose Table? • Just a continuation of colonialism • Indigenous, exploited, peoples putting food on the wealthiest plates and in their supermarkets.

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