Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is a journalist, social anthropologist, and international spokeswoman she has been at the forefront in struggles for respect for indigenous cultures. She was Executive Director of the Mecanismo de los Pueblos Indígenas Oxlajuj Tzikin (Support Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples) (2005-2013).

Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is a Maya-K'iche' social anthropologist, journalist, and writer. In 2000, she obtained a master's degree in Social Anthropology, and in 2005, she earned her doctorate in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, United States.

Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is a journalist, social anthropologist, and international spokeswoman. She has been at the forefront of struggles for respect for indigenous cultures. She was Executive Director of the Mecanismo de Apoyo a Pueblos Indígenas Oxlajuj Tzikin (Support Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples) (2005-2013).

2016年7月29日 · Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is a journalist, social anthropologist, and international spokeswoman who has been at the forefront of struggles for respect for indigenous cultures. A LLILAS alumna, she is the first Maya-K’iche’ woman to …

2020年10月28日 · Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj, antropóloga maya k’iche’, es hoy uno de los grandes referentes en la antropología latinoamericana sobre el estudio contra el racismo estructural y en el acompañamiento político por la memoria, por la verdad y por la justicia en Guatemala y en toda América Latina.

Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is a Maya-K’iche’ journalist, activist and Stanford University visiting professor from Guatemala. Dr. Velásquez Nimatuj is an international spokeswoman for Indigenous communities in Central America and was the first Maya-K’iche’ woman to earn a doctorate in social anthropology in Guatemala.

Ese mismo año, una de las siete salas del Centro Cultural Casa Noj de Quetzaltenango fue denominada Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj. Una de sus recientes investigaciones fue sobre la esclavitud doméstica y sexual que el ejército ejecutó contra mujeres q’eqchi’ en comunidades de Sepur Zarco, Izabal de 1982 a 1988.

She is the author of several books on the rights and challenges of Indigenous Peoples and women, with several published poetry books. Dr. Nimatuj wrote a weekly newspaper column for El Periódico de Guatemala for 20 years and has served on UNICEF, UN Women, and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues.

2023年1月18日 · Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj, PhD, is a journalist, social anthropologist, author, academic and international spokeswoman. Dr. Velásquez Nimatuj is the first Maya-K’iche’ woman to earn a doctorate in social anthropology and she initiated the court case that made racial discrimination illegal in Guatemala.

2018年1月29日 · Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj was executive director of the Mecanismo de Apoyo a Pueblos Indígenas Oxlajuj Tzikin (Support Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples) in 2005-2013, is the first Maya-K'iche' woman to earn a doctorate in Social Anthropology and launched a court case that made racial discrimination illegal in Guatemala.