![]() For the first time, Ecuador has recognized an Indigenous population’s right to “possess a territory that has been declared a protected area.” Pianguaje points out that this ruling can serve as a precedent for other Indigenous communities that are trying to regain control of their land. The judicial decision (the second one related to this case) is “historic,” explains Justino Pianguaje, the head of the Siekopai Nation, who spoke with EL PAÍS by phone. ![]() ![]() According to a ruling issued on Friday, November 24, the Ecuadorian government has guaranteed them ownership of a piece of the jungle: a total of 42,360 hectares, also known as Lagartococha. The area is where this Amazonian tribe lived for centuries, until they were expelled in 1941, due to the war between the two countries. The Siekopai people will finally be able to return to their ancestral home, to Pë'këya, a territory within Ecuador, along the border with Peru. ![]()
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