Indigenous Resistance Day

Indigenous Resistance Day was originally founded by Esmelia “Chamorro” Argüello, a well-known Nicaraguan indigenous leader and advocate. She was one of the chief leaders of the movement to achieve Indigenous autonomy and civil rights in Nicaragua. After many years of tireless advocacy and hard work, Argüello was successful in creating the Indigenous People’s Congress of Nicaragua in 1982, which aimed to provide a platform to further the cause of the Indigenous people. A few years after, in 1995, she initiated Indigenous Resistance Day, which eventually became a national holiday.