Blood on the Borderlands: Colombia's Indigenous Conflict Exposed The recent deployment of hundreds of Colombian soldiers to the southwestern municipality of Silvia has highlighted a long standing land dispute between two Indigenous groups, the Misak and Nasa.
The clashes, which left at least seven people dead and over 100 injured, underscore the ongoing tensions between Colombia's indigenous communities and the state.
The root of this conflict lies in a centuries old struggle for control of ancestral lands, exacerbated by Colombia's tumultuous history of colonization, civil war, and peace agreements.