Colombia: priest elected to head aboriginal rights group

For the first time in the history of the Regional Council of the indigenous of Cauca (CRIC), a Catholic priest was elected as its highest authority. Rev. Jesus Chavez, a native of Tierradentro and of the town of Inza, was already a leader of the Paez community – Belalcázar – in Colombia. He also served as president of the Nasa Chatcha organization and is now responsible for the largest association of indigenous communities of Cauca valley, one of the most important in Colombia. Read Article