The Ecuadorian indigenous movement towards the decoloniality of power:

Reflections on the national strike 2022

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the experiences of the national strike 2022 in Ecuador, as well as other uprisings in which the indigenous movement was a protagonist, based on the notion of the coloniality of power developed by Aníbal Quijano. The Ecuadorian indigenous movement has emerged as a social and political subject of national and international relevance, managing to articulate not only the demands of its peoples and nationalities but also those of other social sectors.

The struggle and resistance to keep alive the indigenous being and defend their rights through popular struggles, the construction of a new social sense and their own existence as an actor of weight in the Ecuadorian political reality, have made them a reference for the transformation of Ecuador and Latin America. These struggles represent a starting point to begin to think about a de-colonialization of power and new horizons of equality and fraternity among the dominated peoples of the world.