Organizations and representatives of the indigenous people of Colombia meet on April 18th in the department of Nariño to open the National Indigenous Summit and to discuss security and their political and social rights.
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The event will be held until next Wednesday in the Reserve of Guachural, Municipality of Los Pastos, Nariño, they will also present their ideas on the constitutional rights of indigenous peoples enshrined in the 1991 Constitution.
Further topics of discussion will be the strengthening of indigenous politics, human rights and the implementation of the peace agreement.
The National Indigenous Movement invites all communities, organizations and authorities of the indigenous peoples and nations of Colombia to the National Indigenous Summit.
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From the Regional Council of Indigenous Peoples of Cauca (CRIC) they called on the 139 authorities of the eleven daughter cities to participate in the summit in order to strengthen unity processes and the demand for collective rights.
The 1991 Constitution recognizes the country’s ethnic diversity and allows indigenous communities to participate in Colombia’s public and political life, allowing them to be included in the Colombian Congress.
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However, these populations continue to suffer from stigma, segregation and racism, despite the rights provided for in the current Magna Carta.
Colombia has 102 indigenous communities, among which stand out the Wayú people, the Embera Chocó, the Guambino people and the Amazonian Ticuna and Nukak Maku people.