ECMIA
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The Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (Spanish: Enlace Continental de Mujeres Indígenas or ECMIA) is an indigenous advocacy organization that prioritizes the education of indigenous practices to act as a form of resistance and social change.[1] ECMIA is made up of members from the three Americas: North America, Central America, South America.[2] ECMIA was founded by Tarcila Rivera Zea, president of Centro de Culturas Indigenas del Peru (CHIRAPAQ)[3] and Quechua activist.
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ECMIA was born out of a multitude of indigenous activists and indigenous organizations coming together to strategize and organize collective advocacy for their political demands transnationally. ECMIA originally was made up of 26 indigenous organizations from 22 different countries to advocate for indigenous rights, women's rights, and climate change.[4] The National Coordinator of Indigenous Women (Coordinadora Nacional de Mujeres Indigenas or CONAMI) was one of the first organizations to join ECMIA and some of the first few members to aid in forming ECMIA were indigenous women leaders Margarita Gutierrez, Sofia Robles, and Martha Sanchez Nestor.[4]
ECMIA aids the United Nations with policy development by participating in debate forums and sharing their personal testimonies. ECMIA focuses on gaining international recognition of the existence of indigenous people all over the world. ECMIA's work towards acknowledgement, acceptance, and admission for indigenous people globally serves as the foundation for addressing the multifaceted challenges they face. ECMIA aspires to tackle all the social, economic, political, and cultural struggles of the indigenous community.[2]