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Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (; born 9 January 1959) is an indigenous woman from the country of Guatemala, of the K'iche' ethnic group. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights 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 Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 and the 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''. Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She has also become a figure in indigenous political parties and ran for President of Guatemala in 2007 and 2011.
== Personal life ==
Rigoberta Menchú was born to a poor indigenous family of K'iche' descent near Laj Chimel, a small town in the north-central Guatemalan province of El Quiché. Menchú received a primary-school education as a student at several Catholic boarding schools.
In 1995, Menchú married Angel Canil, a Guatemalan. They have a son, Mash Nahual J’a ("Spirit of Water".)〔Irwin Abrams, ''The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates: An Illustrated Biographical History,'' Watson Publishing International, 2001, 296.〕
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