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The regions and the people of the southern cone of South America have been identified as wild and at the edge of the world. This compilation of research by scholars, many of whom are members of the Argentine Academia, effectively summarizes the struggle of the Mapuche, Tehuelche, Rankuelche, and Selk'nam peoples for a continued sense of cultural identity distinct from the one of inferiority foisted upon them by Spanish conquerors centuries ago.
The native peoples of Pampa, Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego on Argentina's southern cone are shown to be a dynamic people whose remarkable resilience and cultural survival has led them to a place in contemporary politics. Research exploring important current issues such as nationism and interethnic relations is included. Chapters address the seizure of Indian lands by the Spanish, selective policies of inclusion and exclusion, ethnocide and paternalism. The atrocities and injustices committed against these peoples reflect the experience of indigenous peoples all over the world. However, even in the face of adversity, the Mapuche, Tehuelche, Rankuelche, and Selk'nam peoples have maintained a sense of cultural difference, and they play a vital role in the culture and politics of the region.
Synopsis
The regions and the people of the southern cone of South America have been identified as wild and at the edge of the world. The present compilation of research by scholars, many of whom are members of the Argentine Academia, effectively summarizes the struggle of the Mapuche, Tehuelche, Rankuelche, and Selk'nam peoples for a continued sense of cultural identity distinct from the one of inferiority foisted upon them by Spanish conquerors.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-187) and index.
Synopsis
Scholars of the Argentine Academia and others address the contemporary issues facing the native peoples of Pampa, Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego as they struggle to maintain a sense of cultural difference.
About the Author
CLAUDIA BRIONES is a member of the Anthropology Department, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.JOSE LUIS LANATA is a member of the Anthropology Department, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Table of Contents
Living on the edge (still) / Claudia Briones and Josâe Luis Lanata -- Official policies in the seizure and control of Indian territories of northern Patagonia / Raâul Dâiaz and Carlos Falaschi -- Araucanization and nation, or how to inscribe foreign Indians upon the Pampas during the last century / Axel Lazzari and Diana Lenton -- Mortuary rituals among the southern Tehuelche / Celia N. Priegue -- Religion and kinship in the Mapuche culture / Graciela Beatriz Hernâandez -- Myth and history: the expression of contact in the Elal cycle / Alejandra Siffredi -- Economic relations, cooperation, and reciprocity in Mapuche communities / Sabine Kradolfer -- Pulmarâi: protected indigenous territory / Coordinaciâon de Organizaciones Mapuche -- "We are neither an ethnic group nor a minority, but a pueblo-naciâon originario." The cultural politics of organizations with Mapuche philosophy and leadership / Claudia Briones -- Interethnic relations in Native-American populations of Argentine Patagonia: a genetic demographic analysis / Francisco R. Carnese, Alicia L. Caratini, and Alicia S. Goicoechea -- Aspects of ergativity in Tehuelche / Ana Fernâandez Garay -- From secrecy to public performance: the political uses of Mapudungun / Lucâia A. Golluscio.