Native peoples, Forms of communality and Resistance in Milpa Alta
This article analyzes processes of resistance dis- played by the inhabitants of Milpa Alta, who have used the term pueblo originario (native or indigenous peoples) in a discourse that includes certain communities of the rural periphery of Mexico City. It starts with a characterization of indigenous...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/70796 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmcpys/article/view/70796 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | indigenous groups communality territory Milpa Alta Mexico City. pueblos originarios comunalidad territorio Ciudad de México. |
| Resumo: | This article analyzes processes of resistance dis- played by the inhabitants of Milpa Alta, who have used the term pueblo originario (native or indigenous peoples) in a discourse that includes certain communities of the rural periphery of Mexico City. It starts with a characterization of indigenous peoples and their relationship with their territory. It is argued that the process of resistance enacted by the people from Milpa Alta, beginning in the 1970s, when these rural groups staged struggles for the defense of their collec- tive goods, reactivated previously existing forms of communal organization. The forms of communality reproduced by several rural groups in Milpa Alta are analyzed, as is the prevalence of agricultural activity as part of their peasant way of life. The recent process of territorial reappropriation and its defense are analyzed from a sociocultural perspective. The analysis is based on a review of relevant documents and literature and of the testimonies of local informants, in order to understand these communities’ processes of socio-territorial organization. |
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