Rocilda Nunta Guimaraes

Rocilda Nunta Guimaraes is a Shipibo-Conibo Peruvian indigenous leader and politician, of the Ministry of Culture between 2021 and 2023, becoming the first indigenous woman to reach a high civil position. She has also been one of the leaders of Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP).

Career Nunta was born in Shiqibo-Conibo community of Nuevo San Rafael, in the district of Masisea in Department of Ucayali, Peru. She lived there until adolescence, when she moved to the Yarinacocha District and studied at a bilingual school. She trained to be a bilingual teacher of Spanish and Shipibo language, her mother tongue. She also obtained diplomas in Law and Territorial Management.

Nunta has worked in various public entities and NGOs, and participated in the prior consultation on the Climate Change Law Regulations, particularly in proposals related to the adaptation of indigenous women. She has also provided training for indigenous peoples and has worked in various public entities and NGOs, such as Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest, where she directed the Indigenous Women's Program until 2021. She resigned on 14 February 2023.