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							<title>30 Things You May Not Know About the Indigenous Cultures of Latin America</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Indigenous culture is important, and often ignored part of Latinx identity. There are foods we eat, words we speak, and customs we follow to this day that we don&#8217;t even know are Native American in origin. While it is hard to pinpoint your Indigenous ancestry to a particular group, it&#8217;s still cool to learn about]]></description>
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							<title>15 Indigenous Organizations You Can Give Back to for Thanksgiving</title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[November is rightfully Native American Heritage Month, a.k.a. Native American Indian Heritage Month. Instead of buying into the lie that is the &#8220;Thanksgiving story,&#8221; we invite you to take this month to learn more about Native Americans, their history and culture, and of course, to give back. A perfect opportunity to do this is on]]></description>
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							<title>15 Instances Where Indigenous Style Has Been Appropriated and Uncredited</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 14:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Whether you understand it fully or not, cultural appropriation is a real thing and a real problem. The Cambridge Dictionary, defines it as &#8220;the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture.&#8221; And a lot of times, it is]]></description>
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							<title>10 Reasons Why We Should All Cancel Columbus Day</title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[The second Monday in October is celebrated nationally as Columbus Day, which has been a federal holiday since 1937. Originally designated to celebrate Christopher Columbus&#8217;s &#8220;discovery&#8221; of America, post offices and banks are closed, and stores hold major sales. Children are taught that Columbus is a hero, but since then, we&#8217;ve learned the history of]]></description>
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							<title>14 Taíno Words You Didn&#8217;t Even Realize You Knew</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Taíno is an Arawakan language spoken by the Taíno, Ciboney, Lucayan, and Yamaye peoples of what is now Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and across the Caribbean. It was the first Indigenous language encountered by European colonizers, so it&#8217;s no surprise that many Taíno words made it into European languages. These same words,]]></description>
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							<title>30 Words You Can Learn Right Now in Nahuatl</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Indigenous culture is an integral part of Latinx culture. There are a lot of things we do, eat, and say that actually have roots or a direct link to the native people of today&#8217;s Latin America. Take the Nahuatl language, for example. There are words that we use in both Spanish and English that are]]></description>
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							<title>13 Quechua Words You Probably Already Know!</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[The Dora the Explorer live action movie is almost here. Dora and the Lost City of Gold, starring our favorite Latinx adventurer, is set to be released on July 31. We recently learned that in the film, Dora speaks some Quechua, so we wanted to celebrate by sharing some words from the widely spoken indigenous]]></description>
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							<title>8 Things to Know About the Indigenous Peoples March in D.C.</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hip Latina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[It’s a new year, which means renewed motivation to make change happen for those who need it most. We are not going to stand idly around while Americans and those wishing to become Americans are suffering severe injustices. Our indigenous communities are hurting, and demanding change. Part of this action is in the form of]]></description>
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							<title>13 Latin American Places with Indigenous Names</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hip Latina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2019 20:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[In some Latino countries and cultures, the indigenous influence is tightly woven into many people&#8217;s identity. In others, they are wrongly encouraged to embrace more of (or only) the Spanish influence, and less of the native. The truth is, that every Latin American country has several indigenous cultures who are an undeniable part of its history,]]></description>
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							<title>11 Indigenous Cultures of Peru You Should Know About</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hip Latina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Peru is known for its indigenous culture and history. The Inca Empire was the largest and most developed in the Americas before Columbus arrived. But what about the other indigenous cultures, the ones that still exist to this day? Let&#8217;s take a look at 13 indigenous people of Peru who continue to be the face]]></description>
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							<title>11 Indigenous Latina Heroines You Should Know</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hip Latina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[&#160; Yesterday was Columbus Day, a national federal holiday (October 8), which is meant to celebrate Christopher Columbus&#8217;s &#8220;discovery&#8221; of America on October 12, 1492. Instead of cosigning on a lie, and the blatant disrespect of the indigenous community, here at HipLatina we prefer to celebrate Indigenous People&#8217;s Day instead. Columbus Day might have been]]></description>
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							<title>5 Indigenous Peoples of Nicaragua</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[American Indians (Native Americans) make up about 5% of Nicaragua&#8217;s population. Like with most of Latin American history and culture, the indigenous of Nicaragua is often not given the same amount of focus as the Spanish. The following are five indigenous peoples of the Central American nation. Let&#8217;s learn about them. Chorotega The Chorotegas arrived]]></description>
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							<title>7 Indigenous Cultures of Argentina You Should Know About</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hip Latina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Argentina is not just made up of blonde-haired, blue-eyed people of Italian descent. Just like every other Latin American country, there are the indigenous peoples of the nation—in fact, 35 officially-recognized peoples. In an effort to shed a light on these American Indian/Native American groups, and celebrate them, we are sharing information about seven Argentinian]]></description>
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