The election of evo morales as bolivias president in 2005 made him the first indigenous head of state in the americas a watershed victory for social activists and native peoplesel movimiento sin tierramst or the landless peasant movement played a significant role in bringing morales to power following in the tradition of the well known . Also as a book about how indigenous identity informs social movement struggles i also was hoping for a bit more review of other movements beyond the mst many active bolivian movements exist ranging from miner and cocalero unions to anti gas and anti water privatization activists and their base is composed of indigenous peoples who may . Mobilizing bolivias displaced indigenous politics and the struggle over land by fabricant nicole chapel hill nc the university of north carolina press 2012pp xv 257 2995 pb isbn 978 0 8078 7249 9. Mobilizing bolivias displaced indigenous politics and the struggle over land fabricant nicole chapel hill university of north carolina press 2012 257 xv pp. The election of evo morales as bolivias president in 2005 made him his nations first indigenous head of state a watershed victory for social activists and native peoples el movimiento sin tierra mst or the landless peasant movement played a significant role in bringing morales to power