INQUIRY was developed in 1991 by EPIIC and it provides a unique opportunity for high school students to participate in an intellectual and challenging simulation on an important international issue. The program's goal is to facilitate the understanding of compelling issues of global and domestic concern through investigative methods and role-playing simulations. Important emphases of INQUIRY are preparing students for global citizenship and leadership and educating them to make critical assessments of national interests. This year students will focus on inequities within the Americas with students taking the roles of several different countries within the Americas and also transnational corporations, financial institutions, indigenous peoples' groups, non-governmental organizations and human rights groups.