: "I suffered more for being Indian for women "
Nina Pacari had never been to Barcelona. Come meet with some professors of the Centre of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that have been invited to lecture on the rights of indigenous peoples to globalization. And it is they who choose the restaurant, located a few meters from the Faculty of Law, University of Barcelona. The Ecuadorian is 50, is the eldest of eight children of a peasant family and has never hidden his origin. Luce from childhood characteristic of indigenous dress, did not change when he was elected deputy, vice president of Parliament and later Foreign Minister in 2003, until the Indians broke with President Lucio Gutierrez. "He shook his legs to pro-Indian policies" he says. A waiter's suggestions, he responds Pacari Catalan cuisine like to try, but no seasonal dishes. In the end, accepts the suggestion of some fried artichokes with Romesco sauce to share, and turbot with vegetables. Not lacking bread with tomato and a clear beer. Its name means sunrise in kichwua language and changed it to 26. Pacari claims to have suffered more discrimination "by Indian women" and recalls that in 1996 he openly questioned the ability of this sector of the population to participate in political life in Ecuador. Represent 30%, according to their estimates, but an official body reduces to 15% of 13 million Ecuadoreans.She loves coming, but has cooled passionate as she recounted the progress of indigenous people in all areas of society, strong internal contradictions, the efforts to create in 1995 the Multinational Unity Movement Pachakutik-Nuevo País which was founded and is the political arm of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, always reluctant to participate in elections. In Ecuador there are 15 indigenous nationalities and she understood as a cultural wealth that must be addressed under a single state. early 2008 was appointed a judge of the Constitutional Court and soon cast the lone vote against the Mining Act to exploit indigenous lands without the requisite prior consultation marks the Constitution. "The government has given to both the corporate greed that has ended up hurting the state," explains so plain and intelligible. The same way with which he faced in his time University of the veto in bars and restaurants to the Indians thought that the most effective way would display books at all times and in all places to overcome the reluctance of the "white mestizos", as she defines them. Even today, stand down after a conference is denied the empty seats, "something that does not ever happen to a girl with miniskirt", adds A cafe, the waiter listed the English royals who have passed the restaurant and remember that occupies the seat sat Pacari King Baldwin. "Who have we had the pleasure to host" asks a courtesy.
Source: Elpais.com Spread: Ukhamawa News http://ukhamawa.blogspot.com/ "Yes" in the Aymara language 
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