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• Donna Craig
• Dr Ikechi Mgbeoji
• Faviola Ramos Rojas
• James [Sakej] Youngblood Henderson
• Jannie Lasimbang
• Kent Nnadozie
• Kingi Gilbert
• Le'a Kanehe
• Leanne Simpson
• Leonor Zalabata Torres
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• Paul Schultz
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• Rodrigo de la Cruz
• Suman Rai
• Taiaiake Alfred
• Tarcila Rivera Zea
• Te Tika Mataiapo - Dorice Reid
• Winona La Duke

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Atencio Lopez

Atencio Lopez is member of the Kuna people, born in the county of Kuna Yala, Panama. He studied at the Panama National University School of Law and Politics. He has held various positions in Panamanian and international indigenous organizations.

Professional Background:

• Consultant for GEF/World Bank in Mesoamerican Biological Corridor of the Panamanian Atlantic project. Expert in Community Subprojects (Panama, 2001-2004)
  
• Coordinator of Spanish course for Indigenous Leaders and Policymakers at the International Training Center of Indigenous Peoples (ITCIP), Nuuk, Greenland, July, 2004
  
• Adviser to the President of the Panama Legislative Assembly (2000-2001)
  
• Legal Consultancy for Indigenous Peoples of Panama, Chair, 1991-1995
  
• Electoral Observer for OAS in indigenous areas - Guatemala, 1995
  
• Human Rights Observer (Indigenous Affairs), United Nations Mission for Guatemala (1995-1996)

Consultant and Adviser on Indigenous Issues for the following organizations:

• General Kuna Congress - Kuna Yala County
  
• Spanish Agency of International Cooperation
  
• GEF/WB, Expert in Community Subprojects, Mesoamerican Biological Corridor of the Panamanian Atlantic
  
• Commission on Human Rights, Geneva, UN
  
• Public Information Department, UN, New York
  
• Indigenous Affairs Committee at the Panama Legislative Assembly (Co-authored Act 20 in 2000. The Protection of Indigenous Intellectual Property in Panama)
  
• World Intellectual Property Organization, (WIPO)
  
• International Labour Organization, (ILO)
  
• Crucible II, 1998
  
• UN High Commissioners Office for Human Rights

Member of and positions held in the following indigenous organizations:

• Movement of Kuna Youth - Secretary of International Relations
  
• Congress of Indigenous Organizations of Central America, Mexico and Panama, International Affairs
  
• Coordinating Committee for Indigenous Organizations and Nations on the Continent, Liaison Secretary
  
• Kunas Unidos por Napguana (United Kunas) Association, Chair
  
• Abya Yala Fund. Co-Chair, Oakland, CA, USA
  
• Cultural Survival Canada, Board Member, Ottawa, Canada
  
• International Network of Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity, Board Member
  
• Certified representative for the Napguana Association in the United Nations Public Information Department (NGO/DPI), New York
  
• Call of The Earth Member, 2004
  Collaborated in several specialized publications on indigenous issues at the national and international level

Email: lopez_atencio@yahoo.com

Atencio Lopez (Panama) Photo: Aroha Te Pareake Mead