Abya Yala (from the Kuna language: 'Abiayala', meaning "mature land"[1]) is a neologism used by indigenous peoples of the Americas to refer to the American continent.[2] The term is used by indigenous organisations, institutions, and movements as a symbol of identity and respect for the land one inhabits.[3] The increasing usage of the term can be viewed in the context of decolonization, as it serves to create an understanding that "land and discourse, territorio y palabra, cannot be disjointed" and a geography in which a struggle for sovereignty and resistance occurs on an everyday basis for Indigenous communities.[4]
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