Statute of Governance of Image, Communication, and Digital Sovereignty of the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku

We present the Statute of Governance of Image, Communication and Digital Sovereignty of the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku, a pioneering regulatory instrument designed to protect cultural heritage and the integrity of the territory against visual extractivism. This regulation arises from the exercise of the right to self-determination and seeks to safeguard ancestral knowledge and collective identity in the digital age, ensuring that all capture of data, sounds or images respects the spiritual balance of Kawsak Sacha.

We establish clear guidelines for visitors, researchers, press, and commercial projects that interact with our territorial reality.. By implementing protocols for prior, free and informed consent, as well as regulating airspace and the use of capture technologies, we ensure that communication is a tool for defending collective rights and not a form of misappropriation of our traditional knowledge..