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Boy plays football in contested region of Argentina

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Kevin Rojas plays football at his home in Santa Victoria Este, Argentina. Rojas, 10, lives in an area of the Chaco where indigenous Wichi families, who traditionally survived as hunter-gatherers, have struggled against the systematic expropriation of their land for over a century by mestizo cattleraisers who migrated into the region from elsewhere in Argentina. In 2014, the two groups finally agreed on a division of the land which recognizes the traditional land rights of the indigenous, and which resettles many mestizo families--including that of Rojas--onto non-indigenous land. Church World Service has worked as a partner with local residents as they negotiated the landmark settlement.

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Paul Jeffrey
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Chaco, Argentina
Kevin Rojas plays football at his home in Santa Victoria Este, Argentina. Rojas, 10, lives in an area of the Chaco where indigenous Wichi families, who traditionally survived as hunter-gatherers, have struggled against the systematic expropriation of their land for over a century by mestizo cattleraisers who migrated into the region from elsewhere in Argentina. In 2014, the two groups finally agreed on a division of the land which recognizes the traditional land rights of the indigenous, and which resettles many mestizo families--including that of Rojas--onto non-indigenous land. Church World Service has worked as a partner with local residents as they negotiated the landmark settlement.