title: Promises of peace and development: mining and violence in Guatemala.
abstract: For Indigenous peoples of Guatemala, mining is experienced within a lingering legacy of colonialism and genocide. Here, we discuss macro-level findings of a larger study, examining the lived context of a mining-affected community in Guatemala and barriers that this poses to peace. Using an anticolonial narrative methodology, guided by participatory action research principles, we interviewed 54 participants. Their accounts pointed to intersecting and ongoing forces of poverty, dispossession, gendered oppression, genocide, and global inequity were exacerbated and triggered by local mining operations. This context posed profound threats to community well-being and signals a call to action for nurses and other global actors.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. ccaxaj@uwo.ca
authors.forename: C Susana
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Caxaj
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Restoule
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varcoe
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018595:Colonialism / Q000266:history*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D064868:Ethnic Violence / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D006166:Guatemala; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007197:Indians, Central American; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining / Q000191:economics* / Q000266:history; D033262:Narration; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history; D036301:Qualitative Research