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Almeida, Marcos.  “Ecuador: beyond the dollar coup.”  The Courier, September 2000.
     http://www.unesco.org/courier/2000_09/uk/doss23.htm

This article, written by an Ecuadorian journalist, reviews the events of 2000 involving Ecuador's CONAIE and Pachatukic Movement.

Brundage, Burr Cartwright.  Empire of the Inca.  Norman, OK:  University of Oklahoma 
     Press, 1963.

A thorough history of the Inca Empire from its rise to its decline. Details how Quechua was used throughout the empire. 

Brysk, Alison.  From Tribal Village to Global Village: Indian Rights and International 
     Relations in Latin America.  Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2000.

A good source for our topic, Brysk's book talks about the formation and direction of the Indian Rights' movements of Ecuador and Peru over the last few decades.

Cameron, Roderick.  Viceroyalties of the West: The Spanish Empire in Latin America.
     Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1968.

A history of the Spanish Empire in America.  Focuses on the duties and particular personality of the office of viceroy.  Provides some information on how these office-holders abused their power over the indigenous peoples or attempted to improve their condition.

Chapman, Charles Edward.  Republican Hispanic America: A History.  New York: The
     Macmillan Company, 1937.

A somewhat racist, almost eugenic look at the history of South America after the Wars of Independence.  Details how republican governments failed in their attempts to assimilate indigenous populations.

CONAIE’s website, November 29, 2000.  http://www.conaie.org.

CONAIE's website is a mix of both Spanish, English, and Quechua.  The website has a news section that covers events from the last decade and a history section that talks about how the organization was started and the challenges the the indigenous people of Ecuador have come up against.

CONFENIAE’s website, November 29, 2000.  http://www.unii.net/confeniae.org.

CONFENIAE's website offers both Spanish and English versions off of the main page of the site.  Their mainpage describes the current happenings of the organization and the history of the organization.  The website also offers sections on youth and women's involvement in the organization and another on news.

Fisher, Lillian Estelle.  Viceregal Administration in the Spanish-American Colonies.  New
     York: Russell & Russell, 1967.

Another book dealing with the viceroys of the Spanish colonial era.

Foley, Erin L.  Cultures of the World: Ecuador.  New York:  Marshall Cavendish
     Corporation, 1995. 

Comprehensive look at the history, geography, etc. of the nation of Ecuador.

Haring, C. H.  The Spanish Empire in America.  New York: Oxford University Press,
      1947.

An in-depth look at the colonial Spanish Empire--its infrastructure, organization, administration--and the many people it included in its area.

Jackson, Robert H.  Race, Caste, and Status: Indians in Colonial Spanish America.
     Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1999.

Composed of subjective chapters dealing with the issues historians have attempted to evaluate concerning the social aspects of indigenous peoples existing in the Spanish Empire in America.

Lepthien, Emilie U.  Ecuador.  Chicago: Regensteiner Publishing Enterprises, Inc., 1986.

General book on the history, geography, and cultures of Ecuador.

Lucas, Eileen.  European Conquest.  Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Publications, Inc., 1995.

This book examines the first arrival of the Spanish under Columbus to the complete incorporation of all of present Latin America.  Basic history of the conquistadors' campaigns.

McInerney, Andy.  "Ecuador eruption cut short: U.S. engineers coup against people's gov't."
     Via Workers World News Service, reprinted from the Feb. 3, 2000 issue of Workers 
     World newspaper on CONAIE’s website, http://www.conaie.org/ecu27.htm.

This article describes the events of January 2000 when CONAIE organized a march of 
thousands on Quito and the other major cities of Ecuador to protest against the 
government's decision to make the U.S. dollar Ecuador's official currency.

Means, Philip Ainsworth.  Ancient Civilizations of the Andes.  New York:  Gordian Press,
     Inc., 1964. 

This book details the various civilizations of the ancient Andes. It discusses the Tiahuanaco and their influence on the formation of the Quichua language.

Morrison, Marion.  Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.  Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company,
      1992.

Basic overview of the history, geography, and cultural aspects of those three South American countries.  Very comprehensive information.

OPIP’s website, November 29, 2000.  http://www.unii.net/confeniae.org.

OPIP's website has an introduction in English and Spanish.  The remainder of the site offers news on recent events and is in Spanish.

Peterson, Jessie, Brooke McDonald, and Sara Holman. Pachakut'i :  Organizations 
     Fighting for an Indigenous Cause
     http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/webpages/nativesp99/grito/LASWEB.html.

This website is a compilation of webpages covering a variety of important indigenous movements in Latin America.  It has sections on CONAIE and the Shuar Federation. 

"Peru:  The Resilience of Quechuan Culture...And Tongue," UNESCO Sources No. 104 
     (9/1998): 14-15. 

This is an article about how the Quechua language originated and how it impacted the various civiliztions it came to be a part of. 

Phelan, John Leddy.  The Kingdom of Quito in the Seventeenth Century: Bureaucratic
     Politics in the Spanish Empire.  Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967.

A look at the kingdom/audienicia of Quito before its incorporation into the viceroyalty of Peru.

Schodt, David W.  Ecuador: An Andean Enigma.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1987.

A scholarly narrative of the history of Ecuador.  Besides providing a historical narrative, the author also subjectively deals with the issues that affected the nation, both past and present; such as petroleum extraction and indigenous rights.

Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang.  Realm of the Incas.  New York: New American Library,
          1961.

Von Hagen deals mostly with the Quechua language.  But it also provides information on the geographical area the Quechua occupied and who fought with the Quechuas before the Incas arrived.

Wearne, Phillip.  The Return of the Indian.  June 1994. 
        http://oneworld.org/ ni/issue256/return.htm.

Article by the author of our textbook.  Appears to not be directly related to our text.  In this article, Wearne tries to explain to Americans the difficulty with emerging nationalism in indigenous nations that have no capital or media outlet.  This article may be a forerunner of Wearne’s book as it also brings forth the issues of Indian assimilation and resistance in the modernizing nation-states of Latin America.  Wearne also deals with land disputes between indigenous groups and governments.


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