in this issue:
"Challenging a Greedy World"

'We struggle because the land is our mother'
-- an interview with Felipe and Elena Ixcot
by Joyce Penfield
Felipe and Elena Ixcot escaped Guatemala in 1982, but they continue to work to promote the rights and culture of the Mayan people, both in Guatemala and in the U.S.
Longer Version
Spanish-Language Version

The Gwich'in and ANWR -- 'The most Anglican group of people in the world' fight for the right to protect a way of life
by Murray Carpenter
There's enough oil beneath the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to meet current U.S. oil needs for five months. Powerful economic interests say drilling is a must.

Lawsuits and the loss of a culture -- an interview with Donna Bomberry
by Marianne Arbogast
The Anglican Church of Canada and several of its dioceses face possible bankruptcy because of lawsuits over church-run residential schools for native children.

'The land without Indians is worthless'-- Land reform in El Salvador
by Richard A. Bower
The process of land acquisition and oppression that was instituted when Spain first took possession of Central America continues to prevail in El Salvador today.

'You can't talk about the Gospel without addressing people's miserable poverty' -- Chiapas' long struggle for equality
by Camille Colatosti
The Zapatista rebellion of January 1, 1994, may have been short-lived, but the struggles in Chiapas are not at an end.

An adopted Lakota's vocation -- to fight a 21st-century Indian killer
by Owanah Anderson
A physician's determination to track down the causes of an alarming rise in the incidence of diabetes among the Lakota has led to an effective prevention program.

Letters

Editor's Note

Poetry

Review

Short Takes