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This article will aim to explore Colombian education systems, focussing on the Autonomous Indigenous Intercultural University (UAII), which is a university initiative in Cauca that provides alternative education with a focus on the needs of local people. The institution was founded on the experience of indigenous movements, particularly with the assistance of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC), its goals are to rethink education systems by focusing on the origins of indigenous cultures. Reflecting on present concerns, the historical development of their movement, and its expectations for the future. The university emphasises the importance of focussing on higher education to maintain indigenous culture and invites varied ideas and processes towards this. It is a centre for development and recreation of information and knowledge gathered from indigenous heritage, from the core of the community, as well as an approach for accessing and creating new knowledge. It is a community where indigenous people's experience and universal knowledge have a place, and where education offers the right to emphasise the importance of indigenous people in society. This education initiative is a vital case study exemplifying the importance of higher education in indigenous communities.