"What is happening now is the accumulation of a historic process," said Luis Olmedo Iza, who shapes economic policy for the Ecuadorean Indigenous Nationalities Confederation.

Mr. Iza, of the Indigenous Nationalities Confederation, said Indian groups understood the political realities and were willing to compromise.

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) has been the primary political institution of the Indigenous since then and is now the second largest political party in the nation.

Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)

Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE)

Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadoran Amazon (CONFENIAE)

He is the secretary of the Indigenous Nationalities Mega Front.

Within a few months, massive strikes led by trade unions and Conaie (Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador) paralyzed the country.

In 2012, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador called for a cross-country march to culminate in Quito on 22 March in protest against mining concessions amid concerns of environmental degradation.

CONFENIAE is one of three major regional groupings that constitute the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).