Indigenous Peoples' and Women's Rights in Guatemala

Join the Cohen Institute in welcoming Otilia Lux de Cotí, a pioneering leader in indigenous peoples' and women's rights in Guatemala and internationally, as part of our spring 2025 series on Guatemala. Otilia Lux de Cotí was born in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala in 1949. She began her career as a teacher and is an activist for women's rights, indigenous rights, and human rights. Otilia has served in many national and international roles, including as a member of Guatemala's Historical Clarification Commission, Guatemala's Minister of Culture and Sport under President Alfonso Portillo, a congresswoman, an indigenous expert of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and as Guatemala's representative to UNESCO's Executive Board. In 2006, she was awarded the Bartolomé de las Casas award for her outstanding work in education and the cultural sector in Guatemala. In this talk, she'll discuss Indigenous Peoples and Women in Guatemala, sharing some of her extensive knowledge and experience.

This virtual event is part of a series on Guatemala being offered by the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College during spring 2025. This series culminates in the 2025 Genocide Awareness Lecture, "Friends Who Disappear: Documenting the Guatemalan Genocide and Forced Disappearance," on April 2. The event is free and open to all; however, you must register here in order to join.

This event is part of the Cohen Center calendar.