Between political discourse and spiritual force. Foundation of the awajún and wampis indigenous organizations (1977-1979)

The present article proposes an ethno-political analisis of the conceptof indigenous organization. The Huambisa Aguaruna Council(HAC) was the first Awajun and Wambis indigenous organization,which at the end of the seventies achieved to be the representant of almost all of the rivers in the Condorcan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Romio, Silvia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/9447
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/9447
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:indigenous organization
Awajan and Wampis
indigenous politics
Huambisa Aguaruna Council
indigenous leadership
organización indígena
awajún
wampis
política indígena
Consejo Aguaruna Huambisa
liderazgo indígena
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Sumario:The present article proposes an ethno-political analisis of the conceptof indigenous organization. The Huambisa Aguaruna Council(HAC) was the first Awajun and Wambis indigenous organization,which at the end of the seventies achieved to be the representant of almost all of the rivers in the Condorcanqui district (Amazonas region). This study seeks to understand how this first phase of construction of indigenous organization was characterized by the definition of a new form of leadership, in which a new generation of indigenous leaders showed great ability in negotiating concepts of ancestral life with new abilities and ideas learned through the interaction with the outside world. As such this new generation could be a bridge in between the expectations of the native communities and the imposed demands by Peruvian institutions.