International Day of Indigenous Women
Since 1983, every September 5 the International Day of Indigenous Women is commemorated, to honor the memory of Bartolina Sisa. Bartolina Sisa was an Aymara warrior who fought against colonial domination and who together with the brave Tupac Katari organized the indigenous resistance. She was tortured and murdered in 1782 at the hands of the […]
COVID 19: Challenges of Virtual Education in the Ecuadorian Amazon
As part of the Indigenous Rights and Resources Hub that Equitable Origin and COICA have developed, we are launching a variety of tools related to supporting indigenous rights, including cultural rights. In this way we hope to generate information and knowledge on relevant topics. In partnership with COICA, we hope to formally launch this interactive […]
The Cry of the Jungle «Let’s not return to normal, let’s return to our Land»
Assembly organized by the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) on the return to the land, the cultivation of our food, our medicine, the cultivation of our spirit, to live in harmony with mother nature.
The Balsa Flower
Is wind energy production clean throughout its supply and production chain? The Balsa flower (Ochroma pyramidale) is a native species from the Americas, with a wide geographical distribution. It can be found from southern Mexico to Bolivia, including in the Antilles. This tree grows in disturbed areas of humid tropical forests, it is fast growing, […]
Equitable Origin Delivers Communication Equipment to COICA’s offices at the CONFENIAE Headquarters.
As part of the strategic alliance, the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) and Equitable Origin (EO), have created the Resource Hub. The Resource Hub is an online library contains audiovisual educational content, which aims to strengthen and promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Within the framework of this relationship, Equitable Origin […]
COICA’s Official Presentation of the Indigenous Defenders Defense Program
Official presentation of the Indigenous Defenders Defense Program of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) 𝙋𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨, 𝙥𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙖 «In the framework of 528 years of Indigenous Resistance.
El ejercicio del derecho indígena al autogobierno y autodeterminación de la Gran Nación Kichwa de Pastaza – Ecuador
La minga es la institución comunitaria símbolo de trabajo, unidad y solidaridad. Es un evento festivo que se realiza con mucho entusiasmo y alegría. Su alcance y dimensión se concibe comprendiendo el sentir colectivo que caracteriza a los runas kichwas en la construcción conjunta del camino por donde transitan y conviven sus habitantes. Visto de […]
Exercising the indigenous right to self-government and self-determination in the Great Kichwa Nation of Pastaza – Ecuador
The concept of minga is the community institution symbolizing work, unity and solidarity. It is a festive event that is carried out with great enthusiasm and joy. Its scope and dimension are conceived by understanding the collective feeling that characterizes the Kichwa runes, in the joint construction of the road on which the locals travel […]
PAKKIRU «Minga»
COICA and CONFENIAE participate in the «Minga» of the Organization Pastaza Kikin Kichwa Runakuna (PAKKIRU)These «mingas» are a key component of Sumak Kawsay (good living). It manifests itself in the context of the kawsak sacha (living jungle). This healthy and harmonious activity offers the necessary conditions to house life, to build good social relations and […]
Remarks by Joey Kittelson, Director of Medfund, on the COVID-19 pandemic
Joey explains how the pandemic developed during the first months and contextualizes the emergency in the Indigenous Peoples of the Beni Department in Bolivia’s Amazon region. Joey Kittelson is the Director of Medfund, a non-profit organization that serves the medical needs of poor sick people through fundraising and supports patients during their treatment throughout their […]