Sumu/Mayangna indigenous citizen participation in public affairs and management of regional and local governments in the RAAN

Abstract

This research, which covered Sumu/Mayagna communities in the municipalities of Rosita and Bonanza, contributes to the documentation and information on the main limitations of the Sumu/Mayagna in terms of being active actors in the formulation and execution of local and regional development. The research attempts to establish a dialogue on the need for equitable social inclusion of this indigenous people in public affairs and municipal management and puts forward some proposals based on the traditional participatory experience of this ethnic group.