español al inglés Ciencias sociales Ciencias sociales, sociología, ética, etc. Ethnic identity in Ecuador

This is a document about the campaign to encourage members of ethnic groups to self-identify so that they can be counted, their health problems can be studied, policies can be introduced to protect their rights, and services can be extended to them. The initiative was initially met with apathy and some resistance. The phrase below is from a report on the state of affairs in Ecuador.

I found this possibly pertinent explanation of "minga" on Linguée:

The "minga", an indigenous tradition of cooperative and voluntary work for the common good, was planned as a participatory [...]

My initial attempt is "Stand up for who we are." However, it doesn't capture the meaning above. I'm trying to keep it short and sweet, like the slogan in Spanish.


Siguiendo la metodología propuesta, se socializaron los resultados en un segundo ciclo de talleres (con la comunidad, el equipo de salud y los representantes de los pueblos indígenas en Otavalo y Cayambe). A partir del análisis colectivo, el diálogo intercultural y el consenso, se propuso el contenido y la forma de la campaña de difusión. Esta se centró en valorizar la identidad étnica de manera culturalmente adecuada, bajo el lema “Minga por lo que somos”, que se tradujo a idioma Kiwcha y Cayambe.