Nicaragua-Indians
Sep 6 1985 ^PM-Nicaragua-Indians ^An AP Extra ^ EDITOR'S NOTE - Nicaraguan Indians held their congress this year in Rus Rus, a village on Honduras' isolated Caribbean coast where hundreds of them have sought refuge. A major topic was the fight of Indian guerrilla organizations against Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista government. Associated Press reporter Andrew Selsky was one of five U.S. journalists who observed the congress. RUS RUS, Honduras (AP) _ Hundreds of Nicaraguan Indians, some escorted by guerrilla patrols, slogged for weeks along jungle trails to attend an assembly in this remote refugee village and form an alliance against the leftist Sandinista government. The delegates represented all the Indian communities along the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. In forming the new group called Kisan, which means Nicaraguan Coast Indian Unity in the Miskito Indian language, the assembly dissolved the Misura and Misurasata rebel grou...