Who Is Rigoberta Menchu?

In 1984, indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Mench� published a harrowing account of life under a military dictatorship in Guatemala. That autobiography-I, Rigoberta Mench�-transformed the study and understanding of modern Guatemalan history and brought its author international renown. She won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. At that point, she became the target of historians seeking to discredit her...