Territorio y Poder: La reivindicación territorial de los indígenas de la amazonia boliviana.
Territorio y Poder: La reivindicación territorial de los indígenas de la amazonia boliviana.
Authors
Canedo Vásquez, Gabriela
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Date
2012-06-25
Datos de publicación:
Cultura, Hombre, Sociedad (CUHSO), Vol. 21, N°1, 9-24, 2011
Keywords
Pueblos indígenas - Territorio
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Abstract
El artículo pretende mostrar la centralidad que tiene el territorio y la demanda territorial para los
grupos indígenas de la amazonia boliviana. El territorio tiene un papel importante en la reproducción cultural
y en la organización política. La investigación se llevó a cabo en la provincia Mojos del departamento
del Beni, y muestra que el manejo territorial itinerante y la percepción del territorio que tenían los grupos
indígenas se ha transformado a partir del marco estatal –concretamente desde la ley INRA–. Hoy en día los
indígenas demandan títulos de propiedad de los espacios ocupados, ante el avasallamiento de los blancos/
karayanas. Es así que aquella concepción ilimitada del territorio, propio de los pueblos panindios, se ha
transformado, pues en la actualidad los indígenas perciben un territorio limitado, cercado por propiedades
privadas. Sin embargo, el territorio al convertirse en una de las demandas centrales de la organización indígena,
es el elemento que les permite posicionarse políticamente en un escenario local y nacional.
The article shows that the territory and the territorial claims are two key issues for the amazonian indigenous peoples in Bolivia. The territory has an important role in cultural reproduction and political organization. The research was conducted in Mojos (Beni). We explain how the itinerant way of territorial occupation has changed since the implementation of land policies from the state. Nowadays, indigenous peoples claim the legal recognition of their old territories to face the “white men” illegal occupations. So that conception of an unlimited territory has changed. Today, they perceive a limited territory, surrounded by private properties. However, the territory has became one of the central demands of the indigenous organizations and so, allows them to position themselves politically in local and national stage.
The article shows that the territory and the territorial claims are two key issues for the amazonian indigenous peoples in Bolivia. The territory has an important role in cultural reproduction and political organization. The research was conducted in Mojos (Beni). We explain how the itinerant way of territorial occupation has changed since the implementation of land policies from the state. Nowadays, indigenous peoples claim the legal recognition of their old territories to face the “white men” illegal occupations. So that conception of an unlimited territory has changed. Today, they perceive a limited territory, surrounded by private properties. However, the territory has became one of the central demands of the indigenous organizations and so, allows them to position themselves politically in local and national stage.