The Relation of Indigenous Movements to the Government of Evo Morales: Between the Government and the Opposition

This work is about the relation of indigenous movements to the government of Evo Morales, who became the first president of indigenous origin in Latin America. After his entry to the president office many reforms were introduced and a new constitution was adopted in favour of indigenous people. At present a support of his own movement declines and his government faces heavy problems and difficulties due to contraversaries with indigenous people. A development in establishing of indigenous organizations in Latin America is described with an emphase put on indigenous movements in Bolivia. The work is particularly focused on the causes behind the conflict between Evo Morales and indigenous people. The aim of the paper is to find out, why the attitude of indigenous people to the government has changed and to which extent it is a result of the policy of Evo Morales