Bolivia Protest Crisis: President Rodrigo Paz says the country is at a “breaking point” as nearly a month of marches and road blockades trigger shortages of food, fuel, and life-saving medicine, with Indigenous women joining Mother’s Day rallies in support of striking transport workers and calls for his resignation. Emergency Powers Shift: Bolivia’s legislature repealed limits on declaring a state of emergency, clearing the way for Paz to use “constitutional instruments” to reopen routes—an escalation that has raised fears of harsher state response. Humanitarian Response: Brazil plans to airlift food supplies to La Paz as blockades stretch past three weeks, while Lula urges dialogue and respect for democratic institutions. Everyday Culture Under Pressure: Reports from La Paz describe families struggling to reach hospitals—especially children with asthma—turning daily life into an ordeal as debris and closed routes delay care. Indigenous Knowledge Conservation: In international nature news, Bolivia’s Dayana Blanco was recognized through the IUCN Species Survival Commission partnership with Future For Nature for community-led restoration work around Lake Uru Uru and protection of flamingos. Indigenous Spirituality in Print: Lee University professor Dr. Alexander Steffanell released a bilingual book on Indigenous cosmogonies and ancestral spirituality in Abya Yala, spotlighting stories often overlooked in Western thought.