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Show 89 America should redeem their native populations, caring for their health and integrally raising the low level of their cultural characteristics. Fuentes Roldan, Alfredo, "Programas Indigenistas Ecuatorianos 1954-1958," America Indigena, XIX, No. 4 (October, 1959), pp. 275-304. English summary: This article presents a panorama of the programs which have been carried out recently in Ecuador on behalf of its Indian population. The author, after briefly describing the geographic aspect of the country and presenting the most recent information on both the Ecuadorian population in general and the Indian population of that country, takes up the various projects being carried out on behalf of the Indians. In doing this, he considers various zones characteristic of Ecuador: the coast, the Eastern section (el Oriente), the Andean area. With respect to each of these zones, he mentions the various organizations -- international, governmental, private, and of a particular religious denomination -- which have organized centers and other kinds of welfare action for the Ecuadorian Indians. He refers especially to the activities of various Catholic and Protestant missions, as well as the I.L.O. Andean Mission. This study, originally presented by the author, Ecuadorian delegate to the IV Inter-American Indian Congress, constitutes another contribution to the "General Guide to the Indian Population of America," which this Institute is preparing. Reichel-Dolmatoff, Gerardo, "Indigenas de Colombia," America Indigena, XIX, No. 4 (October, 1959), pp. 245-253. English summary: This article concerning the Indian population of Colombia, is the sixth prepared, to form part of the "General Guide to the Indian Population of America," which this Institute is preparing, in collaboration with distinguished Indianists, to give a synthesized idea of the aboriginal inhabitants of each country of the continent. The Indian population of Colombia, according to the author's opinion may be calculated as 160,000 individuals, or 1.27. of the total population. This figure concerns only the tribal groups. Geographically, the aboriginal populations of Colombia are distributed principally in six zones: 1) The Guajira Peninsula. 2) The Department of the Magdalena River. 3) The Western highlands of the Andes and the Pacific Coast. 4) The Southern highlands of the Andes. 5) The Amazonian forests. 6) The Orinoco plains. With respect to the governmental attitude toward the Indians, it is the same as that of the majority of the other American countries, there is no real Indian legislation, since the aborigines are considered to be subject to the same law which governs the rest of the citizens. Some Catholic Missions and the recently organized National Indian Institute of Colombia, headed by Dr. Gregorio Hernandez de Alba are |