The Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, highlighted this Saturday the leading role of the native peoples, which has been fundamental for the victory of Venezuela against imperial colonialism and the unilateral sanctions against the country.
«I highlight what their historical struggles have been, what their struggles were also in the 80s and 90s until the arrival of Commander Chávez in his fight against neoliberalism for the right to water, the right to their lands, for their own economy and due to racial discrimination, where our original and indigenous peoples have never stood idly by, they have always been in resistance, in struggle and victorious,” said Rodríguez.
During the closing of the Congress of the New Era 2022, Indigenous chapter, the vice president highlighted the character of resistance of the native peoples against the economic blockade imposed by the North American empire and European governments against Venezuela, “which have joined a policy of hatred against the country and they intend to extort our peoples and they intend to extort and threaten popular sovereignty, the right to self-determination and there you -original peoples- have been present in this victorious resistance that today Venezuelans can proudly say and speak to the world what we’ve been through.”
He recalled that the blockade strangled more than 99% of the country’s income in foreign currency, affecting the people. “There is our Indian blood of the Venezuelan people winning and will win forever,” said the Executive Vice President.
The senior executive official urged the indigenous peoples to add all their voices and the voices of the original peoples of other nations “so that we are one voice to ask for forgiveness together with the shamans and grandparents to ask for forgiveness from Mother Earth and swear to her that we will not We will not give rest to our arms or rest to our souls until we are able to enforce the rights of Pacha Mama in union ».
Conclusions of the Congress of the New Epoch
The native peoples delivered this Saturday the conclusions and concrete proposals for the benefit of the Venezuelan indigenous population to the Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez.
From the Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda Park, Rodríguez pointed out that: «Indigenous people cannot be isolated from the future of our Homeland, in these towns is our reason for being. The most significant fact of the Bolivarian Revolution is the inclusion of the original peoples in national life.
He affirmed that the participation of indigenous peoples is fundamental in the Venezuelan struggles against the capitalist model and its effects on society and the environment.
In this sense, he highlighted that the participation of President Maduro in the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) brought to the world the voice of Latin American indigenous peoples and their knowledge to stop the current climate crisis. .
The conclusions and concrete proposals of this Congress of the New Era 2022, Indigenous chapter will be delivered to the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro for his review and approval.
For her part, the Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Clara Vidal, in charge of delivering the document containing the proposals to the vice president, specified that more than 1,500 delegates from 35 indigenous peoples from 21 Venezuelan states were present at the congress, she said. AVN.
In addition, he explained that 10 discussion tables were held with three focal points: territorial, where the delivery of land titles to indigenous citizens was contemplated, protection of indigenous peoples in border areas and of a strategic nature such as the Mining Arc, the preservation of virgin areas and sacred sites, among others; the economic, where the activity of communal councils and their protection was discussed; and the social, where the protection of indigenous children and other issues were addressed.
Vidal thanked the participation of the vice president and other national authorities such as the Minister of Education, Yelitze Santaella; the Minister of Culture, Ernesto Villegas; the sectoral vice president of Government for Social and Territorial Socialism, Mervin Maldonado, among others.
Representatives of the Piaroa, Pemón, Wayúu, Warao, Cariña, Yibi, Bari, Cumanagoto, Chaima, Ayamán, among others, indigenous peoples participated in the Indigenous Chapter of the Congress of the New Era 2022.
