History of the indigenous peoples of El Salvador: Told by members of the indigenous peoples

Abstract

This article includes the version of members of native peoples about their own history, generated by a qualitative – quantitative investigation that has had as its objective to acquire information that, usually, is not found neither in school books nor in other historical documents which express the version of powerful groups regarding the native peoples in El Salvador, that happens to be different from the one members of indigenous organizations and communities of the country have expressed through this investigation. At the end of the document, therefore, the main findings and point for discussion have been stated, with the purpose to generate proposals to act to improve the living conditions of indigenous people in the country.