Silverio Morales “Tata Silverio”
Silverio Morales, known as Tata Silverio, is from Nahuizalco and belongs to the Nahua Pipil Indigenous people. The word tata is used to refer to a spiritual guide—a role he fulfills with deep commitment by transmitting ancestral wisdom and strengthening Indigenous identity.
A farmer for more than 45 years, he inherited from his grandparents and parents traditional knowledge about cultivating the land and preserving native and creole seeds, and he promotes their use in his community. He is currently President of the Indigenous Association of Ancestral Peoples (AIPAN) and a facilitator of processes on food security and sovereignty.
He has represented his people in various international spaces, participating in gatherings with Afro-descendant communities in Honduras, K’iche’ peoples in Guatemala, Garifuna communities in Nicaragua, and in environmental and human rights initiatives in Colombia, Panama, Belize, and Venezuela.
Recognized for his defense of human, environmental, and cultural rights, he is also a craftsman, Nahuat speaker, and caretaker of Mother Earth (Nunantal). His dream is to help recover original traditions—such as dance, language, music, instruments, weaving looms, and ancestral medicine—so that future generations can reclaim their own clothing and cultural heritage.