The governing board of the non-profit association consists of 30 indigenous and 32 non-indigenous representatives.

Following a Welcome to Country by a local indigenous representative, additional speakers may provide an Acknowledgement of Country.

The Cochabamba Assembly has 34 members including two indigenous representatives.

For the approval of following hydroelectric projects the Panamanian government and private investors negotiated, in accordance with Law 127, with the indigenous representatives.

Gil-Robles has noted agreements between indigenous representatives and oil companies, which are to compensate potential damages on peoples habitats due to oil exploration.

In the end, a few indigenous representatives were elected to the assembly.

Subsequent discussions were also conducted with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the indigenous representatives and all agreed to these parameters for the demonstration.

In alliance with the indigenous and peasant representatives, the MAS-IPSP controls the presidency of the Assembly.

CONAIE was founded at a convention of some 500 indigenous representatives on November 13-November 16, 1986.

Council members advised the governor with regards to policy on indigenous affairs, and, until 1963, selected indigenous representatives for the colonial Parliament.