Tag: native people

(FILE) The project guarantees a native rector and proposes to integrate academic science with ancestral knowledge focused on territory, environment, health, education, native languages and technology. Photo: EFE.

Brazil Approves Creation of First Native People’s University

Brazil’s Senate approved the creation of the Federal University of Native Peoples, which will start operating in 2027 after being sent to President Lula da Silva for final signature. The Brazilian Senate has officially approved on May 6 the Bill 6132/2025, leading to the creation of the Federal Native People University of Brazil (Unind), a […]

May 6, 2026

Hundreds of peasants and native Bolivians who on Saturday completed a 24-day trek from the Amazon entered La Paz to demand that President Rodrigo Paz annul a land law. Photo: EFE.

Bolivian Organizations Arrive in La Paz, Demand Presidential Meeting

Native organizations and unions are maintaining a vigil today, awaiting a personal meeting with the Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz to present their demands. A march of peasant and native communities from Bolivia arrived on May 4 in the city of La Paz after 29 days of walking from the Amazon department of Pando. The protesters, […]

May 4, 2026

Cepeda highlighted that Quilcue’s presence symbolizes the wisdom of a nation calling for justice and recognition of its ethnic and cultural diversity. Photo: Nathalia Angarita.

Colombian Candidate Ivan Cepeda Selects Native People’s Voice for His Electoral Formula

The candidate for the presidency of Colombia Cepeda highlighted Quilcue’s track record in defending Human Rights and his fundamental role in the ethnic chapter of the Havana Peace Accords. Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda, the presidential candidate for Colombia’s Historic Pact coalition, has announced that prominent native leader and current senator, Aida Quilcue, will accompany him […]