Born in an isolated Mayan village in 1959, Rigoberta Menchú has spent her life organizing indigenous Guatemalans to fight for their ancestral land and human rights. She’s teamed up with guerilla fighters, been chased out of her country, and thanks to decades of activism, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992.
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