“The Tiger and the Pidgeon”: An Interview with Brooklyn Rivera

Abstract

On August 23rd, 2009, in Managua, anthropologist Laura Herlihy interviewed Yatama leader and Nicaraguan deputy Brooklyn Rivera. Rivera answered questions on a broad range of topics, including his childhood and leadership qualities, the new Miskitu independence movement, Yatama’s alliance with the Sandinistas, the Sihkru Tara, and recent problems in Honduras. An introduction by Herlihy provides the background and context of the interview, which was conducted in Miskitu, revealing the way that Brooklyn Rivera expresses himself in his native language.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/wani.v59i0.259

Wani No.59 2009 pp.66-71