ous ▁people ▁between ▁January ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁have ▁increased ▁ 3 8 % ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁time frame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Colombia ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 1   mill ion ▁ind igen ous ▁people , ▁divided ▁into ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 ▁different ▁eth nic ities . ▁The ▁Colomb ian ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁has ▁war ned ▁that ▁ 3 5 ▁of ▁those ▁groups ▁are ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁dying ▁out . ▁The ▁P erman ent ▁Assembly ▁for ▁the ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Life ▁and ▁Territ orial ▁Control ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁armed ▁conflict ▁" is ▁not ▁only ▁part ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁areas , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁problem ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people ." ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁structure ▁▁ ▁F AR C – EP ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁oldest ▁ins urg ent ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government , ▁F AR C – EP ▁had ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 – 8 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁down ▁from ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁fighting ▁force ▁since ▁President ▁Ál var o ▁Uri be ▁took ▁office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Political ▁anal yst ▁and ▁former ▁gu err illa ▁ ▁estimated ▁that ▁F AR C ' s ▁numbers ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁their