Mayan Grandfather, Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxla

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Mayan Grandfather, Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj,
is named Ambassdor for the Indigenous People of Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala- August 9, 2008 13th generation Maya Kiche
Spiritual leader and President of the National Mayan Council of Elders of Guatemala,
Grandfather Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj has been chosen by the Guatemalen
President Alvaro Colom to be Ambassador for the Indigenous people of
Guatemala.
August 9, 2008 was the date chosen for the inauguration ceremonies of
Grandfather Oxlaj's new position to commemorate the day of Indigenous People of the
World instituted by the United Nations in 1994.
The Minister of Culture of Guatemala, Jerome Lancerio, noted that the
activities in Guatemala will become of important relevance to the presence of
Indigenous peoples of the Americas. He adds, "This activity has sought unity and
solidarity among Indigenous entities and a national celebration that promotes
the beginning of a new era for Indigenous peoples in Guatemala. This moment
in history signifies that the Guatemalen government has a serious committmnet
to their Indigenous people.
ICA President, Adam Yellowbird, will be representing North America at the
inauguration and ceremonies. Francisco Quiroga of Colombia will be
representing South America.
Grandfather Cirilo expresses beautifully, "It is a time of honoring
diversity and a celebration of oneness. I have come in fulfillment of the prophecies
that we may all walk together, no group shall be left behind. In respect to
Mother Earth, let there be unity between the governments and those that they
govern. May the pueblos have peace and be in harmony once again."
Argentina Media
argentina.indymedia.org/news/2008/08/618752.php
Guatemala:
Cirilo Perez [Grandfather Don Alejandro] will be ambassador of Indigenous
Peoples
For Diario La Hora - Monday, Aug.. 04, 2008
[e-mail]
By Javier Estrada Tobar
The spiritual guide Cirilo Perez Oxlaj will be invested as an ambassador for
Indigenous Peoples by President Alvaro Colom, as announced by the Ministry
of Culture and Sports.
The activities to commemorate the National Day and International Indigenous
Peoples begin next August 4 with academic activities, cultural and spiritual,
said Minister of Culture, Jerome Lancerio.
The activities will take place in several departments in the country until
August 9, when it was planned the inauguration of indigenous leader Cyril
Perez Oxlaj as ambassadors of Indigenous Peoples by the president Colom.
Lancerio noted that the Government has a serious commitment to indigenous
peoples, so that the commemoration of the Day of Indigenous Peoples around the
world, can not be avoided by the authorities.
It is estimated that the activities in the country will become important
relevance to the presence of indigenous peoples at the American concerns
Lancerio. "This activity is sought unity and solidarity among indigenous entities
and a national celebration that promotes the beginning of a new era for
indigenous peoples in Guatemala," he adds.
The commemoration was instituted by the United Nations in 1994 and was
institutionalized in Guatemala by Decree 24-2006, which postulates recognized
within their ethnic diversity of Guatemalans.

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I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING CIRILO AT HIS HOME NEAR QUETALTENAGO WITH MY FRIEND ROLANDO URRTIA SOME MONTH AGO,HE SUPER IMPRESSED ME