ABSTRACT
In Latin America there are approximately forty-five million persons who belong to 826 indigenous groups. In this context and given the cultural and historical diversity in these communities, the idea of feminisms and genders in indigenous contexts is not so common and is difficult to generalize. The processes of the recognition of rights have confronted the modern categories of development and nature, and not so directly, the category of gender in order to strengthen the national and international discussion of indigenous women. Indigenous movements have established networks with other social movements, including feminist movements and processes that are led in defense of the rights of women. Indigenous movements have fostered the recognition of the rights and demands of indigenous peoples. However, there is very little discussion of the role and political participation of women or of the new processes they have generated.
