III Continental Summit of Indigenous Pueblos and Nations of Abya Yala
Coordinacion y Convergencia Nacional Maya
National Maya Coordination and Convergence
Waqib'Kej

 

To all of the Indigenous Nations and Pueblos of Abya Yala:

Please accept each and every one of you a special and warm greeting from Waqib'Kej, office of the National Maya Coordination and Convergence, the Regional Coordinations of the Four Cardinal Directions, and the central region of Iximulew, Guatemala. May the Creator and Giver of Form accompany you, that you may be guided along the white path and be illuminated with clear thoughts, in order to continue working in fulfillment and in exercise of the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples.

In our gathering conducted on Jun Toj, the 13th of September 2006, in the city of Panchoy (Antigua, Guatemala) attended by the organizations: CONACAMI, CONAIE, ECUARUNARI, CODENPE, ONIC, CONIIVE, ONPIA and WAQIB'KEJ - we reaffirmed the commitment to organize and develop in continuity to the II Continental Indigenous Summit realized in Quito, Ecuador 2004 the III Continental Summit of Indigenous Pueblos and Nations of Abya Yala which shall be realized the 26th to the 30th of March 2007 in Iximulew, Guatemala.

For this reason we join efforts and assemble to be present and participate actively with our delegations in the III Summit, where we can share our experiences of struggle and fundamentally continue the process of strengthening the Indigenous Movement of the Continent.

We invite you to join our efforts in developing the processes of organization and dissemination of information in each country in terms of the following themes:

  • Land, Territory and Natural resources;
  • Autonomy and Self Determination,
  • Diversity, Plurinationality, and Sustainable Development,
  • Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual property,
  • Multinational and Bilateral Organizations
  • Indigenous Nations and Pueblos
  • Social Movements, World Social Forum, and Indigenous Women's Participation
  • Political Participation and Alternative Government
  • Militarization and Para militarization
Communication and Indigenous Pueblos and Nations

The participation of each and all is important in order to strengthen the organizational process of the indigenous movement and for the development of the III Continental Summit of Indigenous Pueblos and Nations of Abya Yala.

In the following weeks we shall be circulating more information regarding the organizational process for the summit in Guatemala. For this reason we ask that you to be in communication with your respective organizations or with our office of Waqib'kej.

National Delegation
Organizing Commision
 
Rodolpho Pocop
Waqib'kej - Guatemala
Magdalena Sarat
Waqib'kej - Guatemala
Domingo Hernandez
Waqib'kej - Guatemala
Jorge Morales Toj
Waqib'kej - Guatemala

 

International Delegation

 
Miguel Palacin
CONACAMI
COORDINADOR ANDINA
Miguel Guatemal
CONAIE - Ecuador
Nancy Iza Moreno
ECUARUNARI - Ecuador
Lourdes Tiban
CODENPE - Ecuador
Luis Elvis Andrade
ONIC - Colombia
Alicia Maldonado
CONIVE - Venezuela
Blanca Chancoso
ECUARUNARI - Ecuador
Felix Patsy
BOLIVIA - Minister of Education
Humberto Cholango
ECUARUNARI - Ecuador
Jorge Ñanucheo
ONPIA - Argentina

 

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Waqib'Kej

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