28 50.11. Also, the first livestock estate in the area was established at a place known as Alwáta Etkok; it was managed by the Chaco Indian Association, which in turn was managed by the Anglican Church. Said estate was known as The Pass and today it is known as Estancia Maroma. The indigenous people who inhabited these lands were employed on that same estate. The Loma Verde and Ledesma estates, were established several years later, and the indigenous people of the area worked on them.32 iii. Resettlement on Estancia El Estribo 50.12. In 1979, the Anglican Church began a comprehensive development program for the indigenous communities settled at Makxlawaya, known as “La Herencia” [“The Heritage”] Program. This project included purchase of land for new indigenous settlements, supplying agricultural, public health and educational support. Between 1980 and 1985, in the framework of this project, they purchased three areas, encompassing the Sombrero Piri, La Patria and El Estribo estates.33 50.13. After the purchase of Estancia El Estribo, the Anglican Church fostered resettlement of the indigenous groups from Makxlawaya on the new estate. In early 1986, the members of the Yakye Axa Indigenous Community moved to El Estribo due to their very bad living conditions on Estancia Loma Verde, where the men either received no wages or these were very low, the women were sexually exploited by Paraguayan workers, and they did not have enough food or health services.34 50.14. Estancia El Estribo is in an area of Mennonite colonies, far from the place of residence of those who would move there. Furthermore, the natural environment and resources of the estate, which are typical of the northern Chaco, are different from those of the place of origin of these indigenous groups.35 50.15. Resettlement on Estancia El Estribo did not improve living conditions of the members of the Community. The area of the estate is 25,000 hectares and the population was over 3,000. Crop yields were low, there were no animals to hunt in 32 See anthropological report on the “Yakye Axa” (Loma Verde) Community of the Enxet-Lengua people. Anthropological Studies Center at Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción” (file with appendixes to the application, appendix 9, volumes 1272 to 1277); testimony of Tomás Galeano rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on March 4, 2005; testimony of Stephen William Kidd rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on March 4, 2005, and expert opinion of Bartomeu Melia i Lliteres rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on March 4, 2005. 33 See anthropological report on the “Yakye Axa” (Loma Verde) Community of the Enxet-Lengua people. Anthropological Studies Center at Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción” (file with appendixes to the application, appendix 9, volumes 1272 to 1277), and testimony of Stephen William Kidd rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on March 4, 2005. 34 See anthropological report on the “Yakye Axa” (Loma Verde) Community of the Enxet-Lengua people. Anthropological Studies Center at Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción” (file with appendixes to the application, appendix 9, volumes 1272 to 1277); assessment report on “La Herencia” program prepared by the Paraguayan Anglican Church, 1985/1986 (file with appendixes to the application, appendix 33, volumes 1488 to 1486), and testimony of Stephen William Kidd rendered before the InterAmerican Court during the public hearing held on March 4, 2005. 35 See assessment report on “La Herencia” program prepared by the Paraguayan Anglican Church, 1985/1986 (file with appendixes to the application, appendix 33, volumes 1488 to 1486), and testimony of Stephen William Kidd rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on March 4, 2005.

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