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framework, without taking into account indigenous peoples as such, as autonomouspeoples, with their own idiosyncrasies. Therefore the urgency of the ratification of ILOConvention 169 and the formulation of draft laws that recognize the rights of the originalpeoples.There is a need to formalize and order a harmonious coexistence between the statecourts and traditional forms of conflict resolution of indigenous law practiced bythe peoples.Political system:The government of El Salvador formally ratified the Convention 107, November 18, 1958,but indigenous peoples do not take it as their own because it is an integration agreement,far away from their national and socio-cultural reality and therefore is detrimental to theirown identity 214 .In the 1983 Constitution the country's basic legal system defined. It states that ElSalvador is a democratic and representative republic. With three branches, the executive,legislative and judicial.INDIGENOUS AND ORIGINAL PEOPLES:From an anthropological perspective and being helped by the anthropological linguistic, three are the indigenouspeoples who today can be seen in El Salvador: Nahua/Pipiles 215 in the departments of Ahuachapan, Santa Ana,Sonsonate, La Libertad, San Salvador, La Paz and Chalatenango, LosPotón, Lencas branch in the departmentsof Usulutan, San Miguel, Morazán and La Union and Cacaoperas in the department of Morazan. Indigenouspeoples located in areas known as "Nonualcos" and "Tepezontes" are descent but Nahua- pipil throughout historyhave maintained their own cultural traits 216 .In general terms we can say is people caught between rural and urban populations and that their approximatepercentage would be ranging between 10 and 12%. However, this has not been determined by a census.It is a fact that in almost all areas with indigenous presence is marked with a lack of resources to meet basic socialneeds. In other words, landless Indians in El Salvador are the majority.The accelerated migration over the past and recent history that have had to endure the indigenous peoples, theravages of nature and socio-political violence that has afflicted the country and their places of origin, are keyevent to understand their current situation. Many indigenous people as a means of survival had to leavetheir homelands to settle in villages outside the national borders.The impacts of culture have not been extensively studied, but the constant process of cultural and economictransformation has touched her identity as a cultural unit. Customs, traditions and introduction of foreign words area daily occurrence that has affected even their family and social relationships.The land plays for them a leading role and is considered the mother, who gives life, but they are daily faced withother cultures to impose their economic interests and over-exploiting their resources and in other cases they areconverted to chemical receptors and other pollutants, which affect the national environment.In the characterization of indigenous people, some anthropologists apart from its physical features havecharacterized the Indians for some conditions that can broadly be described as follows:Speak Spanish as their first language and in the case of the Nahua-Pipil something of their pipil language.They dress as peasants in general, although some older women are the ones that retain their traditional costumes.They are characterized by their strong ancestral spirituality.They have proven Indian ancestry.They are recognized as Indians by other Indians and Ladinos.They use their own tools and make handcrafts from their region.Are receptors and transmitters of oral tradition in the region.Show reverence for the earth as part of its indigenous worldview.The indigenous population of the municipality of Izalco and counties now plays a leading role in regard tosafeguarding their own customs. That's where cultural elements are still alive as the Mayor's Office of Policyand brotherhoods that vivify and give strength to the indigenous culture of the place.Traditional dress has undergone substantial changes and is almost not used and if used, are those elderly people,mainly women Nahua-pipiles. Very few women wear their traditional dress.214INDIGENOUS PEOPLES-CONCULTURA-CTMPI-CANCO MUNDIAL-RUTA. February 2003, San Salvador, El Salvador. Profileof indigenous Peoples in El Salvador/ VI. Legal Framework / Legal Framework of the Indigenous peoples in El Salvador /6.4 LegalInstruments.6.4.2 international Instruments Cit: pag 48-49www.ruta.org/.../Perfiles%20Indigenas/PerfilIndigELS/VERSION%20FINAL%201%20PI%2020_03_03.doc215 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES -CONCULTURA-CTMPI-CANCO MUNDIAL-RUTA.Febrero 2003, San Salvador, El Salvador. Profile ofindigenous peoples in El Salvador / Status of the indigenous peoples of El Salvador/2.1.6.La Lengua, Cit: pag ixwww.ruta.org/.../Perfiles%20Indigenas/PerfilIndigELS/VERSION%20FINAL%201%20PI%2020_03_03.doc216 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES -CONCULTURA-CTMPI-CANCO MUNDIAL-RUTA.Febrero 2003, San Salvador, El Salvador. Profile ofindigenous peoples in El Salvador / Status of the indigenous peoples of El Salvador/2.1.6.La Lengua, Cit: pag 13.www.ruta.org/.../Perfiles%20Indigenas/PerfilIndigELS/VERSION%20FINAL%201%20PI%2020_03_03.doc71