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Luis Macas. Luis Macas Ambuludí (born 1951) is a Kichwa politician and intellectual from Saraguro, [1] [failed verification] Ecuador. Macas has honorary university degrees in anthropology, linguistics and jurisprudence. He was one of the founders of the CONAIE and of the Pachakutik Movement, and was member of the National Congress of Ecuador.
The Indigenous movement in Ecuador was consolidated during the 1990 uprising when CONAIE leaders issued 16 demands, the first of which was the declaration of Ecuador as a plurinational state. The return of lands to Indigenous people and control over territory have been consistent central demands for the Indigenous movement in Ecuador. [ 5 ]
Macas (Spanish pronunciation:) is the capital of Morona Santiago province in southeastern Ecuador. The city is also the seat of the county Morona. The city is also the seat of the county Morona. Known as the "Emerald of the East" due to its location east of the Andes mountains, Macas lies in the Upano Valley overlooking the Upano river.
Luis Macas, Quechua lawyer and ex-president of CONAIE, wrote: [11] …el Sumak, es la plenitud, lo sublime, excelente magnífico, hermoso(a), superior. Kawsay, es la vida, es ser estando. Pero es dinámico, cambiante, no es una cuestión pasiva. Por lo tanto el sumak kawsay sería la vida en plenitud. La vida en excelencia material y espiritual.
This “mestizaje” began in the sixteenth century where white colonizers began to mix with indigenous to “improve” the indigenous race. Ecuador’s historical background has left the country with a very stratified social environment. [32] This is the nucleus of the stratification of different social classes in Ecuador.
A series of protests against the economic policies of Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso, triggered by increasing fuel and food prices, began on 13 June 2022.Initiated by and primarily attended by Indigenous activists, in particular the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the protests have since been joined by students and workers who have also been affected by the ...
Leonidas Iza. Segundo Leonidas Iza Salazar (born c. 1982) is an Ecuadorian activist and indigenous leader of Kichwa-Panzaleo ancestry who is serving as the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) since June 27, 2021. [1]
Carlos Antonio Vargas Guatatuca (born 1 December 1958 in Unión Base, Puyo) is an indigenous Quechua politician of Ecuador. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was leader of the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de Ecuador ( CONAIE ) and Minister for Social Welfare under president Lucio Gutiérrez from 2003 to 2005.