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Universidad Indígena de Venezuela

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Indigenous University of Venezuela
Universidad Indígena de Venezuela
TypePublic
Established2010; 16 years ago (2010)
Students810
Location,
Websitewww.universidadindigenadevenezuela.com/index.html

Universidad Indígena de Venezuela (Indigenous University of Venezuela, UIV) is a public university created in 2010, based in Tauca, Bolívar State. Aimed at Venezuela's indigenous communities, it has campuses in Bolívar and Amazonas, and a 2010 enrollment of 810. The indigenous people of Venezuela make up only around 1.5% of the population nationwide, but the proportion is nearly 50% in Amazonas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Van Cott (2003), "Andean Indigenous Movements and Constitutional Transformation: Venezuela in Comparative Perspective", Latin American Perspectives 30(1), p52