She is originally from in the El Quiché region,[1] the western territories of Guatemala. She is a member of the Council of K'iche Peoples for the Defense of Life, Mother Nature, Land and Territory (CPK) of the Quiché people founded in 2007 to face the effects of the Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement.[2] The organization is defined as "a set of communities that have organized themselves to defend their territories, their right to self-determination and also the rights to life as the indigenous peoples desire it". Milita also campaigns against violence directed to women.[3]