Aymara and Quechua people make up majority of Bolivia’s indigenous peoples. These groups were more affected than the lowland indigenous. This was during the time the MNR government came into power into 1952. They wanted to mobilize indigenous peasants, with hopes to incorporate them into rural trade unions. A lot of the people from these groups have migrated to the city. Here they could atleast become an important and influential part of the society and the culture. Many had also moved to the lowlands due to cheaper costs for resources. In the lowlands they could also recieve employment in the coca trade. Ever since 1994 when the Popular Participation Law of 1994, the indigenous have become very active in local and national politics.
There have been plenty of changes for the better. These changes were not only made for them but some were also made by them. Things that were chnged include popular participation, constitutional recognition, bilingual education, and an even greater parliamentary representation. The president of the country is Evo Morales. He was born in a Aymara speaking home, so he was fluent in the language. He also frequently invokes his indigenous roots. New agrarian reform laws have began to redistribute an increasing amount of land to indigenous peoples. The indigenous people still feel that a great deal more could be done for them overall. The protests against all the transnational corporations are an important part of indigenous politics in the country. Quechua and Aymara organizationssupport the state’s efforts to nationalize the gas fields.