Edwin Bustillos García (May 16, 1964 – February 21, 2003) was a Mexican human rights activist, environmentalist, and agricultural engineer from the Sierra Madre in Mexico.Fort Lewis College: (Retrieved on January 7, 2012) He was partially of Tarahumara descent.American University: (Retrieved on January 7, 2012)
Bustillos worked for a forestry-development project funded by the World bank. However, while he was involved in that effort, he became more interested in the humanitarian problems of the Sierra Madre, including the drug trafficking issues. (retrieved on October 12, 2012) He also worked on other illegal activity in the region used to manipulate the natives.(Retrieved on October 12, 2012) In 1992, Bustillos founded the Consejo Asesor Sierra Madre. (retrieved on October 12, 2012) This organization focuses on conservation and protection of the native's way of life and the environment. This has, at times, been at odds with the drug traffickers in the area, who have been accused of working against the interests of the local population. (Retrieved on February 17, 2012)
Bustillos was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996Goldman Environmental Prize: Edwin Bustillos. Accessed 13 September 2021 for his efforts on the preservation of land in the Sierra Madre Occidental. He is also featured in the film Voices of the Sierra Tarahumara.Internet Movie Database: (Retrieved on February 17, 2012)
Bustillos died in 2003 after a long illness.
References
External links "Drug Lords Vs. The Tarahumara" from the Los Angeles Times "Mexico's Indians Face New Conquistador: Drugs" from The New York Times "Trouble in the Land of Muy Verde" from Outside