I’m really glad to learn about the Pipiles of El Salvador. I did not know much about El Salvador prior to this, and had not heard of the Pipile peoples before. This post really shows the ongoing effects of cultural genocide and it’s important to remember the terrible acts that happened in the past so they do not get repeated. It is so unfortunate that the colonization and cultural genocide, which was played out through not only the murders of the Pipil people but the loss of their culture and repression of their language, was a key part of the modern economy we know today. I heard someone say before that that is a key tenant of colonization or a ‘conquering’ of a peoples, by taking away their culture, their identity, they become easier to control (and thus more easily fuel the modern economy). I am glad there are organizations seeking to help them today, but hopefully more will get started soon, and hopefully the shame and stigma they still face will be dissolved.