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The indigenous movement in Ecuador, which participated in the overthrow of former presidents Abdalá Bucaram and Jamil Mahuad, stated his opposition to the representative Rafael Correa for having defied and expressed distrust in government.

The government has to change and we will continue to claim our rights, "said the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAI), Marlon Santi.

The indigenous movement "will be followed by calling (the Executive) as an important social sector of the country," added the leader, who headed an extraordinary meeting in Quito of CONAI, which brings together all ethnic groups in Ecuador.

The natives were declared in clear opposition after he challenged the Correa on Saturday to mobilise and "grave" of which we anticipate will never accept the proposition that communities have the power to decide whether their territory is being exploited oil or minerals .

The ruling stated that the future constitution should respect the right to indigenous people are consulted on projects operating, but that the final decision will continue to be in the hands of the executive branch.

Santi said that "when there are positions that affect social sectors can not have confidence" in government, pointing that have been desoídos despite that "we have sought spaces and means to reach consensus."

He argued that the Constituent Assembly, which drafted the new Constitution, which has "last word" on the demands of indigenous people, who do not rule out the possibility of a rebellion like the one staged to dismiss the former agents Bucaram (1997) and Mahuad (2000).

"We have no intention to remove the president, but he must respect, because when he says that lifting the Indians, as if they do not exist, is disrespecting us, indiscriminately," said Miguel AFP Monday to Guatemala, vice president of CONAI .

CONAI has suffered several electoral breakdown, although it is still regarded as an organization with powers of destabilization in Ecuador, with a population of about 13.8 million people of whom 30% are aborigines.