{"id":9,"date":"2018-01-04T11:49:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T11:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charity-is-hope.themerex.net\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2018-09-10T02:50:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T02:50:38","slug":"miskitu-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savemnf.org\/miskitu-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Miskitu History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Miskitu are the original people of Northern Nahuatl speaking indigenous people. People of Aztec Mexico who accompanied the Spanish to the Miskitu kingdom referred to the Miskitu as \u201cchontal\u201d or \u201cforeigner\u201d, indicating that the inhabitants of the Miskitu Coast were not the same racially as the Aztecs who lived just north of the Mayans and Miskitu peoples. Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n (Christopher Columbus), himself wrote about his 4th voyage in 1502 to the Americas, where his journals described the Miskitu Coast also\u00a0being inhabited by \u201cdark-skinned<\/u>\u201d people who wore golden circular medallions\u00a0<\/u>and dwelled by a large river where there was lots of gold in the sands<\/p>\n

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The Miskitu Nation are the original people on the Moskitia\/Mosquito (Miskitu) territory in Central America. Their history dates back to the Mayan civilizations. Oral history says that in 900 AD under the Guidance of Miskitu King Boopam and the other 11 kings, 12 tribes united and became one Miskitu nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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These colorful illustrations are by Dr. by Heather Hurst. The illustrations of Dr. Hurst, of the Xultun figures, show that the Miskito\/Mosquito dressed in bright colors and wore various scarves and other hats to cover their hair\/heads.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>The Miskitu Atlantic Coast is a historically comprised area along the Eastern Coast of present-day\u00a0Nicaragua<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Honduras<\/a>. It formed part of the\u00a0Eastern Atlantic Caribbean Zone<\/a>\u00a0and was long dominated by British\u00a0Interests.\u00a0although\u00a0The Miskito Kingdom was already an independent state when England officially recognized it in 1689.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Twenty-one years later, in 1710, London concluded an official treaty of friendship and alliance establishing a protectorate over the kingdom<\/a>. (Left)<\/span>The Original flag as a sign of Friendship and mutual respect between England and Miskitu<\/span><\/p>\n

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Map Of Miskit Shore (1700-1713)- <\/strong><\/em>provided by Sorson<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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The\u00a0inhabitants, consist of\u00a0\u00a0Miskitu, Guarifanos, Pech is (almost extinct), Rama, Tawaska,\u00a0Prinsus, Sambos, Lakas, Ulwala, Kukras. Rama Kriol, Creole combined cultures are mainly as stewards of the earth who have long been open to invention, in favor of the new and old in moderation and balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This diverse group of indigenous people has taken care of Mother Earth for Hundreds of Centuries oral history says: it dates back to the tower of Babel.\u00a0 All natural resources are being drained due to over-fishing, deforestation and illegal mining. The byproduct of this industrialization has created toxic waste destroying our natural water sources, soil and the balance of our ecosystem. The dignity of life of the Miskitu inhabitants and said territories are under siege.<\/span><\/p>\n

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First Colonos are sent to attack and destroy, burn down, houses and crops, then they chop down fruit and coconut trees, shoot rape and kill at will, then the lumber companies move in and take what they want without compensation or regard. Families return to this-<\/strong><\/em> Photo savemnf<\/p><\/div>Donate Now<\/a>

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Colonos who <\/strong><\/em>surrounded and held at gunpoint, Savemnf ambassadors Ercell and Laura RN during a <\/strong><\/em>fact-finding mission. They <\/strong><\/em>were told they were <\/strong><\/em>journalist and were released.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>

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Deforestation is happening at an alarming rate. When the native people go out to reforest, crop or plant the earth they are shot at by hired guards<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nicaraguan government forces known as Colonos have been wiping out the original inhabitants of Miskitu territories since the reign of\u00a0President Daniel Ortega and the\u00a0UN resolution 650<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0( promising protection and autonomy by United\u00a0Nations to the Miskitu Commanders for disarmament) went into effect\u00a0March 27, 1990\u00a0\u00a0The systematic attack- part of the, Colonos Sandinista military\u2019s campaign of ethnic cleansing- is carried out daily. Heinous crimes of rape, an ambush of\u00a0peaceful villages at night with automatic weapons killing men, women, and children.\u00a0Limiting the\u00a0access to education, the burning of farmlands and little to no access to health care have ravaged the Miskitu Nation. The Miskitu children are\u00a0turning to drugs and\u00a0child prostitution to earn money for their\u00a0families.<\/p>\n

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