Peru elects first indigenous lawmaker

[Judi Lynn]

Peru elects first indigenous lawmaker
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 11:41

LIMA: Peru has elected the first congressman of indigenous descent in its history, with Eduardo Nayap Kinin winning a seat in Congress for the northern Amazon region, officials said.

According to final results from the National Office of Electoral Processes, 55-year-old Nayap Kinin, with the Gana Peru party, beat out rival Jose Maslucan with 100 percent of votes tallied -- 17,556 to 16,051.

"I am not only representative of the people of Wampis and Awajun, but I am a representative of the entire Amazon region," he said, quoted by the website peru.com.

One of his major goals once he arrives in Congress, he said, is to investigate the violent June 2009 clashes between authorities and native groups protesting for indigenous rights, which saw 10 locals killed along with 24 policemen.

More:
http://www.brecorder.com/world/south-america/11837-peru-elects-first-indigenous-lawmaker.html

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Rep. Eduardo Nayap Kinin

[Judi Lynn]

1. Learned this politician has been connected to both the Church of the Nazarene, & the Baptist Church,

and he is currently involved with World Vision which the readers here have learned about through bumping its name again and again.

Sad news. I will try to find out more as time goes by.

[Derechos]

2. He may be the first law maker from the Amazon who considers himself indigenous

but it should be noted he is not the first lawmaker who speaks an Indigenous language and comes from an Indigenous background. Congresista Supa of Humala's Nationalist party who was ridiculed in an article by the Diario Correo for her "poor" Spanish language skills is one example. (see article here - http://correoperu.pe/correo/nota.php?txtEdi_id=4&txtSecci_id=101&txtNota_id=43706) Toledo was also born in a small community in Ancash and speaks Quechua.

Due to Peru's complicated constitutional past and the fact that the term "indigena" has held derogatory connotations in that country, the term was banned in the 70s by the Velasco government and replaced by "nativos" in the selva and "campesinos" in the Andes. These two identities were later codified in law with two distinct statutes protecting the rights of each classification. As a result, many Quechua speakers have not called themselves "indigenas." These two terms have also created a fictitious legal barrier between the two regions that has proven difficult to cross in terms of organizing their communities in defense of their land rights.

The Amazon peoples have more recently begun to recapture their "indigneous" identity which has allowed them greater success in defending their rights under international law. For the Sierra, this has been more difficult, a fact that has been exploited by the Garcia administration in their efforts to deny campesinos the right to prior and informed consultation.

Ironically, Garcias's massive exploitation policies and efforts to divide the two regions have begun to break this legal barrier down with many communities in the sierra now supporting their brothers in the Amazon and vice versa and are now demanding their rights under ILO 169. CONOCAMI and AIDESEP have also joined forces in advocating for their respective communities rights.

Here is an interesting article written by someone from SER (Servicio Educativos Rurales), a Lima based group that advocates for the rights of campesino communities that discusses in more detail Peru's complex identity history.
http://www.losandes.com.pe/Sociedad/20100523/36356.html

[Judi Lynn]

6. Now you have mentioned her, I DO remember hearing about Hilaria Supa.

Had completely forgotten.

It must be they meant to say from the Amazon, surely.

I recall seeing a photo of the Congresista taken from almost an identical angle as the photo in the first posted article, on an occassion in which she and some other Peruvian lawmakers brought bowls of coca and placed them on their desks. Can't recall the meaning but it was probably connected to the idea of legalizing the plant, or simply reminding people of its ancient use in the Andes.

Thank you.

[bemildred]

3. So, 500 years on, they get a little peek at power? nt

[Bacchus39]

4. looks like this is quite inaccurate

http://peruanista.blogspot.com/2009/07/perus-judiciary-wants-to-incarcerate.html

this guy is a congressman, had a Michael Vick type scandal.



another indigenous congresswoman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Sumire

[Judi Lynn]

5. More info. on his activities prior to politics, google translation:

StudiesPrimary:

Miguel Grau School Trujillo, Peru. Conclusion

Secondary:

Colegio Militar Gran Mariscal Ramon Castilla, Trujillo, Peru. Bachelor of Science and Literature

College:

Nazarene Seminary of the Americas, San José, CR Bachelor of Theology
Emphasis: Theology Pura

Universidad Nacional (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica. Bachelor of Theology
Focus: New Testament

Universidad Nacional (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica. BA in Sociology
Emphasis: Rural Sociology

Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED). Mathematics teachers in

Work ExperienceExperience in Theology:

Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, San José, Costa Rica 10 years

Pastor, Baptist Church, Guadalupe, San José, Costa Rica 5 years

Pastor, Baptist Church, Alajuela, Costa Rica 5 years

Responsible Area Christian Commitment World Vision Costa Rica 5 years

Experience in Sociology

Agrarian Development Institute (IDA) Department of Organization and San José, Costa Rica. Farmers Training (DOCA).

FAO-Netherlands Project in Costa Rica Participation Rapid Rural
Liberia, Guanacaste. Costa Rica

CR European Economic Community Organization and Area Manager
Pacific Rural Training
Central, Costa Rica.

CR European Economic Community Organization and Area Manager
Peninsula Farmers Training
Osa and Golfito, Costa Rica.

Foundation for Housing Promotion Manager Social Project Area
(FUPROVI) Group. San Jose, Costa Rica.

Humanitas, Costa Rica Investigator social studies
Economic and political.

Experience in teaching:

Metropolitan Baptist Theological Centre Professor of New Testament
(CETEBAME), San José, Costa Rica

Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica Professor of Sociology

ULACIT University, San José, Costa Rica Professor Sociology
education

Bijagual Telesecundaria College, Professor of Mathematics San Jose

Colegio San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica Professor of Mathematics

Courses1. American Council of Churches Workshop on Sexual and Health Education
(CLAI), San José, Costa Rica. Reproductive theological emphasis

2. Evangelical University of the Americas Workshop Community Bible Reading
(UNELA)

3. CLAI, Humanitas, World Vision Ecumenical HIV / AIDS

4. International Econsult CR Certification Learning Facilitators

5. Creative Consulting SA How to prepare and write reports
professional technicians.

6. World Vision Planning and Management with Emphasis on
Results. Applying the Logical Framework

7. New Horizons. San Jose, CR Lotus 6.0 Level 1

8. World Vision International Latin American Meeting on Gender and
Masculinity

9. CLAI, Integral Family Center mediating conflicts.

10. Divine Word Biblical Center, Brazil Community Bible Reading I

11. Divine Word Biblical Center, Ecuador Community Bible Reading II

12. Latin American Biblical University III Community Bible Reading
San Jose, Costa Rica.

http://ganaperu.candidatos.com.pe/eduardo-nayap-kinin/