Political participation among indigenous people from Cauca as a way of building citizenship

Abstract

This article deals with the predicament of the Political Participation of Indigenous Groups in Southwest Colombia, by making mainly a reference to the northern communities of Cauca province, and framing it particularly around the Toribio municipality. Thus, Indigenous Participation is analyzed from different perspectives and elements such as: historical-cultural dimensions, political and economical, that motivated them to organize a colective mobilization, a diagnosis of the armed conflict, and the urban town council model in Santiago de Cali, as well as processes of peace consolidation and construction based on local participation. With this I seek to elaborate some basic conclusions for a better comprehension of the political-social dynamics in these communities.