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The article aims to explore the Miskitu concept of ancestral rights as a means to assert Indigenous autonomy against state multiculturalism.

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Indigenous Autonomy and Rights in Eastern Nicaragua Beyond Multiculturalism

Our ancestral rights are not yours to grant: Indigenous autonomy beyond multiculturalism in Eastern Nicaragua

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This article examines how Indigenous autonomy challenges state multiculturalism in Eastern Nicaragua and advocates for self-determination.

The article aims to explore the Miskitu concept of ancestral rights as a means to assert Indigenous autonomy against state multiculturalism.
Ethnographic fieldwork and oral histories were used to gather data.
The article analyzes the impact of Nicaragua's Laws 28 and 445 on Indigenous land rights.
It traces the history of Indigenous resistance movements from the mid-20th century to present day.
Laws 28 and 445 recognize Indigenous land rights but fail to prevent further land dispossession and resource extraction.
Indigenous resistance is framed as both a spatial and epistemological challenge to state control.
The concept of Blasi pyua wina wan raitka nani ba proposes a reclamation of land governance beyond state frameworks.

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June 3, 2026Environment and Planning D Society and Space0 citations

Our ancestral rights are not yours to grant: Indigenous autonomy beyond multiculturalism in Eastern Nicaragua

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This article examines how Indigenous autonomy challenges state multiculturalism in Eastern Nicaragua and advocates for self-determination.

The article aims to explore the Miskitu concept of ancestral rights as a means to assert Indigenous autonomy against state multiculturalism.
Ethnographic fieldwork and oral histories were used to gather data.
The article analyzes the impact of Nicaragua's Laws 28 and 445 on Indigenous land rights.
It traces the history of Indigenous resistance movements from the mid-20th century to present day.
Laws 28 and 445 recognize Indigenous land rights but fail to prevent further land dispossession and resource extraction.
Indigenous resistance is framed as both a spatial and epistemological challenge to state control.
The concept of Blasi pyua wina wan raitka nani ba proposes a reclamation of land governance beyond state frameworks.

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