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Rigoberta Menchú Tumis an indigenous Guatemalan human rights activist, of the K'iche' ethnic group.

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Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the plight of Guatemala's indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), and to promoting indigenous rights in the country. She received the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize and Prince of Asturias Award in 1998.

She is the subject of the testimonial biography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983) and the author of the autobiographical work, Crossing Borders. Later, American anthropologist David Stoll visited Guatemala and uncovered evidence that some of the claims presented in Menchú's Nobel Prize-winning testimonial were inaccurate or false.

Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

She has also become a figure in indigenous political parties and ran for President of Guatemala in 2007.

Rigoberta Menchú soon became involved in social reform activities through the Catholic Church, and became