Paraguay's president has sacked the head of the country's indigenous affairs office following claims he "kicked an indigenous woman".
The DSEI head office in Tabatinga served as the indigenous health authority in the Alto Solimões DSEI.
WHEN Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, took office in 2006, he promised to govern on behalf of the country's long-downtrodden ethnic groups.
The system is similar to the rotation of offices in indigenous communities, with the exception that women play a much more prominent leadership role among the Zapatistas.
Many interviewees were aware of things happening in their regional offices with Indigenous people, but these seemed to be poorly documented with dissemination of approaches and successes largely absent or ad hoc.
The process to promote ECD for Guambiano children and guarantee their rights began with UNICEF advocacy meetings with the traditional reservation authorities*, the Cauca Regional and Zonal Indigenous Centre, and the Offices of ICBF.
We have reports in our office of indigenous groups going out in motor boats with a GPS to find dugongs.
Half a million people have put poverty behind them since Bolivia's first indigenous president first took office in 2006.
But attitudes started to change with the election Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous president who took office in 2006.
In December, the government forcibly shut down the Quito office of indigenous rights group the Pachamama Foundation and journalists now wishing to visit Yasuni have to apply for permits that are often refused.
As part of his moves to streamline Indigenous affairs governing after taking office, Abbott brought a number of responsibilities into the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, resulting in PM&C dealing with about 1,440 organisations and nearly 3,040 current funding contracts.
