Tali Sabio Piuk
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Talio Sabio Piuk (born 24 August 1984) is an Aguaruana Peruvian indigenous leader, first female leader (apu) of the Wawas indigenous community, in the Imaza District since 2022.
Sabio Piuk was born on 24 August 1984 in the Aguaruna Wawas community in the Peruvian Amazonas.[1] At the age of 18, she began participating in community meetings.[2]
In January 2022, she was appointed unanimously as leader apu of the Wawas community, becoming the first women to ever be elected to this office. Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez defined this appointment as historic and Sabio Piuk was also congratulated by Vice Minister of Interculturality Rocilda Nunta Guimaraes, the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations and others politicians.[3][4][5][6] In 2023 the Ministry of Culture awarded her the Distinguished Personality of Cuture, which President Dina Boluarte gave her in September that year.[7]
After completing her term as Apu in her designated community, Sabio began working as an official translator of the Awajún language, providing official services for the Ministry of Culture to the justice operators of the Judicial Branch and the Public Ministry's prosecutor's office.[citation needed]
She has three children.[3]
Honors
- Distinguished Personality of Culture (Government of Peru, 2023)[7]
References
- ↑ "Semana Interamericana de los Pueblos Indígenas (7-11 agosto, 2023)". Organization of American States. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Primera apu elegida en el pueblo awajún: «Como mujer, quiero demostrar mi trabajo con hechos y no solo con palabras»". Amazonian Centre for Anthropology and Practical Application. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 Valle, Johnny (21 January 2022). "La primera apu en la historia cuenta cómo es ser autoridad en medio del machismo". Trome.
- ↑ Delgado Zela, Valeria (8 March 2022). "Mujeres peruanas que rompen el 'techo de cristal' y la inequidad de género en el campo laboral". Infobae. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Amazonas: Viceministra de Interculturalidad destaca elección de primera apu del pueblo indígena Awajún en comunidad nativa de Imaza". Government of Peru. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Jefa del Gabinete destaca nombramiento de la primera apu elegida por el pueblo awajún". El Peruano. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Otorgan a lideresa awajún Tali Sabio distinción de Personalidad Meritoria de la Cultura". El Peruano. 5 September 2023.