One of the less explored facets of the Zapatista National Liberation Army's (EZLN) struggle with the Mexican federal government is how indigenous land rights have come into conflict with environmentalism. The EZLN presents itself as a champion of the rights of all indigenous people in Mexico. Yet the Mayan farmers that support it have come into conflict with the Lacandon Maya, supported by the Mexican government, over access to land in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, located in the Lacandon Jungle. This apparent contradiction between this political reality and the EZLN's positions is...
One of the less explored facets of the Zapatista National Liberation Army's (EZLN) struggle with the Mexican federal government is how indigenous land...