 RUNA |
comisión ARI Alfabeto Runasimi Inka |
Argentina Bolivia (Brasil) Colombia Chile Ecuador Perú |
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- Translated from Spanish -
Appendix V Indigenous matters have their space in all the Andean countries - but organized in different levels. In countries as Ecuador and Bolivia the matter belongs direct to a specialized Ministry - in other countries as Peru and Argentina it is assumed by institutes or commissions - eventually extra-ministerial - or they are not managed politically. The Commission ARI has turned to the national governments in order to obtain support and back-up for something that should be of their own interest. But to our surprise it not always is so. There exist a great political interest in the Quechuas as electoral mass and an employment for administrations. For this reason self-decision is not a matter easy to discuss. Peru In year 2001 the Ministra of Promudeh (Promotion of the Women and human rights) Doris Sanchez received us and we obtained her immediately back-up - but only in form of telefax. Then she was dethroned and the Indigenous matters entrusted to ‘the first lady’ under the SETAI, an organization under the National Commission of Andean, Amazons and Afro-perúanos - CONAPA. There we had to dialogue two month with the manager Cesar Alvarez Falcon to obtain a confirmation of the ministerial telefax with the back-up to the Quechuas. We got his signature only by intervention of the Higher Academy of the Quechua Language of Cusco - and of course without economical compromise. Our impression is that in Peru there is a feudal and sad attitude against the Quechuas. We have not been able to call the attention of the first lady for more then 2 seconds on the topic Quechua where she demonstrated her displeasure. Why? For knowledge of the internationals we will mention that the first lady of Peru is not elected by the natives - she is appoint by the President - her husband. In a meeting with the Minister of Education, Dr. Nicolas Lynch, we were listened to but got no reaction. Peru is the less organized on the level of Quechua people. Ecuador. In 2002 we were travelling to Ecuador and have taken contact with the government, we were received in Ministry ‘Bienestar Social’ by Mario Curicama and in Bilingual Education by Juan Aucancella who have given a Back-up to Commission ARI. From Quito Curicama has programmed us a trip to Riobamba and Cañar until to Saraguro in order to dialogue with Quechua leaders. By return to Quito we have dialogued with Quishpe Saviour, president of CONAIE, Confederation of Indigenous People from Ecuador. Ecuador has indigenous leaders very well prepared and administrating their country politically. Bolivia seems to go on in the same process. On a visit to La Paz ARI asked for an appointment with MACPIO, the Ministry of Rural Matters, Indigenous People and Natives in order to dialogue with the minister Tomasa Yarhui (also Quechua) after the dialogue the minister immediately formulated a back-up. This back-up have served to start a dialogue with the ‘kamachiq’ Donato Gomez and Rebeca Borda of the Swedish Embassy - and at the moment there is a possibility of obtaining support to map out and take contact with the Quechuas from Bolivia. Of course we do not know anything about an influence of the attitude of the central government in Stockholm. In La Paz our intent of a meeting with the Quechua Esther Balboa exactly in the month she was vice-minister of Primary Education failed, because she did not want to receive us. Bolivia has a very organized indigenous movement and hold a very important parliamentarian quote. Argentina is being organized well. The ‘Kamachiq Huaskar’ (Dr. Aldo Teves) with own resources is traveling and organizing Argentina area for area, connecting them in a net of communication. He has also obtained back-up from the governmental organization: National Institute of Indigenous Matters. Chile. We have not yet taken any contact with Chilean Government - for lacking resources in Commission ARI. Neither we have found way of connecting us with the Quechuas from Chile. Colombia. Newly we have started a dialog with a person in contact with the Quechuas from Colombia, Mr. Gustavo López. He calculate near 30,000 Q-speaking. We hope to visit them tto convocate for the process. All will depend on our ability to pay our trip. < END > Pusaq - april 2003 |
updated 14/07-2004