Miskitu
Lands
The Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and La Moskitia in northeastern Honduras, along the Wangki (Coco) River
Facts 3
Today
In 2021 the Yapti Tasba community radio network, linked to Miskitu organization YATAMA, reached 17 Indigenous territories and 154 communities, 95 percent of them Miskitu.
As of 2021 Source: Cultural Survival, Pueblo Miskitu, YATAMA, and Yapti Tasba Radios Advance Indigenous Rights on the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
In 2013 Honduras titled over 1.6 million acres of coastal land in La Moskitia to the Miskitu, in seven land areas that include 128 communities.
As of 2013 Source: Cultural Survival, Campaign Update: Honduras Gives Title to Lands to Miskito People (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast autonomy law affirms that Indigenous communities there have the right to keep and develop their languages and to bilingual education.
Source: Cultural Survival, Pueblo Miskitu, YATAMA, and Yapti Tasba Radios Advance Indigenous Rights on the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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