Dr Myrna CUNNINGHAM

Presidenta del Consejo Directivo del FILAC, FILAC Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indigenas de ALC

As one of the best-known figures of the global indigenous movement, she is notable for her excellent merits as a university graduate, researcher, public health specialist, member of parliament, and social activist for the rights of indigenous peoples, and in particular indigenous women from Nicaragua, America, and all over the world. Between 2011 and 2013, she served as member of the UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues, becoming chair. She is currently chair of the Board of Directors of the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).