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Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

Bianca Jagger

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Bianca Jagger
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: May 2
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Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías
Bianca Perez-Mora Macias
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