Winaq
Encyclopedia
Winaq is a political party in Guatemala
whose most notable member is Rigoberta Menchú
, who is ethnically K'iche'. Its name comes from the K'iche'ean
word for "people", "winaq". It is a party whose roots are in the indigenous
communities of Guatemala. It hopes to present a candidate for the 2011 Presidential election.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
whose most notable member is Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú Tum is an indigenous Guatemalan, of the K'iche' ethnic group. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the plight of Guatemala's indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War , and to promoting indigenous rights in the country...
, who is ethnically K'iche'. Its name comes from the K'iche'ean
K'iche' language
The K’iche’ language is a part of the Mayan language family. It is spoken by many K'iche' people in the central highlands of Guatemala. With close to a million speakers , it is the second-most widely spoken language in the country after Spanish...
word for "people", "winaq". It is a party whose roots are in the indigenous
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
communities of Guatemala. It hopes to present a candidate for the 2011 Presidential election.