quechua indians

"One activist's story shows how indigenous communities can fight to protect their sacred lands--and win"--Provided by publisher.

Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family.

Survey of life and government during the Inca Empire, and compares and contrasts ancient Peru and Peru today.

Describes the Inca civilization from before the days of the Spanish conquest to the present time.

Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family.

Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family.

A 13-year-old Quechua Indian boy living in a village near Lake Titicaca describes his family, home, and day-to-day activities.

Recounts the life of Rigoberta Mench?, a young Guatemalan peasant woman who turned to catechist work as an expression of political revolt and religious commitment after her brother and parents were murdered by the Guatemalan military; and sheds light on everyday life in Latin America's Indian communities.

Describes the civilization of the Inca empire that flourished from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century and the present-day lives of the Andean people descended from that empire.