1. { Mexico: Indigenous peoples Xylum Debate Institute

2.   Indigenous peoples are ethnic minorities who have been marginalized as their historical territories became part of a state---- What makes someone indigenous:

3.   There are 10.1 million indigenous people in Mexico of many different ethnic groups. They constitute 9.8% of the population in the country. How many Indigenous peoples are in Mexico:

4.   In Mexico, the indigenous peoples have the right of free determination under the second article of the constitution. What makes them interesting in Mexico:

5.   This means they are granted:   The right to decide internal forms of social, economic, political, and cultural organization   The right to apply their own normative systems of regulation as long as human rights and gender equality are respected   The right to preserve and enrich their languages and cultures   The right to elect representatives before the municipal council in which their territories are located. What does this second article in their constitution say?

6.   Since they have the right to decide internal economic affairs, would engaging in the indigenous peoples (and not Mexico) be T? I think so. Why does this relate to the topic:

7.   It is important to remember that economic engagement can be PEOPLE TO PEOPLE! If you want to do something dealing with the Indigenous people then that is completely T. It may be hard to win against some teams but, as long as you have evidence to support the second article of Mexico’s constitution then you will be able to beat those “Gov to Gov” T’s because Mexico has no control over that. What are some things to remember:

8.  I think you should run an imperialism K as a reason why their interp is bad. Since the Gov of Mexico does not control the native Economics, then any aff that tries too will be imperialist.  This means you need to have a defense of why talking to natives is good  You need to have a reason why hegemonic discourse is bad and is a reason to reject T What if they are winning the Gov to Gov debate: