00:00Let's also take a look at the profile of Colombia's Vice Presidential Candidate Aida
00:05Quilque.
00:05The voice of indigenous people personates in the Colombian Senate.
00:10It is Aida Quilque, a leader of the Nasa people and the key figure in the historic pact.
00:14Her journey is a testament to indigenous resistance in the face of dispossession and violence.
00:20Quilque forged her leadership in Cauca, one of the region's hottest hit by the armed conflict.
00:24After the 1994 Tierra del Trabalanche, the state's absence forced communities to organize themselves
00:32in order to survive.
00:34As a community teacher, her organizational skill led her to become the first woman to share
00:38the Cauca Regional Indigenous Council.
00:41In 2008, she was one of the main architects of the historic indigenous Minga, which immobilized
00:47thousands of peoples to Bogota to demand their rights.
00:50Her influence extended beyond the borders of Cauca.
00:53As a national councilor, she played a fundamental role in including the ethnic chapter in the
00:59Havana Peace Agreements, ensuring that peace would also be built from the perspective of
01:04indigenous people.
01:06In 2022, she made history by becoming one of the first indigenous women to be elected to
01:11the Senate of the Republic.
01:13From her seat in the Senate, she promotes an agenda focused on agrarian reform, environmental
01:18justice and the protection of ancestral territories.
01:21Aida Quilque, along with other progressive figures, represents the alliance between social
01:26movements and the government.
01:30Her presence in Congress is a symbol of the struggle for a more inclusive country and a bulwark
01:39against those who seek to halt social change.
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