Ethnic peoples and communities caught between the legislative and executive branches

BY DIANA MENDOZA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

Norman Bañol Álvarez is a congressman for the special Indigenous constituency for the 2022- 2026 term in the House of Representatives (Lower House of Colombia). Hailing from the ancestral territory of San Lorenzo, he was Senior Advisor of the Regional Indigenous Council of Caldas -CRIDEC, as well as Indigenous Governor of his territory. He is a nurse by profession, a specialist in Social Security Management, and has worked in various health agencies. He has been spokesman of the southwestern Minga Indigenous movement and founder of the MAIS party, a political group that is part of the Historical Pact headed by current President Gustavo Petro.

Photo: Leonardo Díaz Ramírez

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Mama Luz Dary Aranda Morales: “Don’t let this moment pass us by”

BY MAURICIO MARTÍNES FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

Colombia's new government faces enormous challenges, but the Indigenous movement must "not let the moment pass it by" to support it, says Mama Luz Dary Aranda Morales, governor of the cabildo of the Guambia Indigenous reservation and host of the “Weaving Unity” Indigenous Peoples’ Summit, where she participated on behalf of AISO (Indigenous Authorities of the Southwest) in the summit's board of directors.

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For a limited time, we are selling many of our books and reports just for the cost of shipping, plus a small handling fee.

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In the construction of autonomy, education and peace

By Diana Mendoza for Debates Indígenas

Asdrúbal Plaza Calvo is a Yanacona teacher who has been involved with the Colombian Indigenous movement for 40 years. After being a teacher for several years, he went on to become a lawyer and later obtained a doctorate in political and social sciences. From the perspective of his long professional and activist career, he highlights the importance of supporting processes of recovery of ancestral knowledge in environmental matters with the Nasa Tewalas of Valle del Cauca.

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Leonor Zalabata Torres: “In Colombia, we wish to live in peace”

BY ALEJANDRO PARELLADA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

The leader of the Arhuaco people will be the first Indigenous woman to hold the post of Ambassador to the United Nations. She has previously been Human Rights Commissioner for the Tayrona Indigenous Confederation and a representative of the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia. She has received several international awards, including the “Anna Lindh” Human Rights Award (2007) and the “Antonio Nariño” Award from the French and German embassies (2019).

Photo: Leonardo Díaz Ramírez

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