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Saturday, 21 November 2009 14:09
Constructing Indigeneity In Argentina: At The Crossroads Of Mountaineering, Tourism, And Re-Ethnification
Joy Logan, 2009
This article examines entrenched notions of the indigenous past that are used by adventure tourism and how they are challenged by contemporary re-ethnification in the Andes of Mendoza, Argentina. It explores the use of the region's Incan heritage and the discovery of a mummy on Aconcagua as a means of marking mountaineering as a modern and transformative endeavor and reflective of traditional ideas about race, ethnicity, and nation. This is problematized by the recognition of Guaytamari, in the nearby Uspallata Valley, as an indigenous community. With a historical overview of the Milcayac Huarpes, who supposedly disappeared from the zone after the conquest, and the contextualization of the practices of Guatyamari within the process of self-identification being undertaken by Argentina's native peoples, the study examines how Guaytamari defines indigeneity and how concepts of authenticity and hybridity complicate its touristic undertakings and the construction of a regional multi-culturalism.
El artículo examina inicialmente aquellas nociones de lo indígena que, atrincheradas en el pasado, son utilizadas en proyectos del turismo de aventura, para después analizar cómo la re-etnificación actual en los Andes de Mendoza, Argentina, las desafía. Explora el uso del patrimonio incaico y el descubrimiento de una momia en el Aconcagua para caracterizar el montañismo como una actividad moderna y transformadora que refleja las ideas tradicionales de raza, etnia y nación. Esto se hace más complejo al concederle a Guaytamari, en el cercano valle de Uspallata, el estatus de comunidad indígena. Con una visión histórica general de los Huarpes Milcayac, que supuestamente desaparecieron de este enclave después de la Conquista, y la contextualización de las prácticas de Guaytamari dentro del proceso de auto-identificación de los pueblos originarios argentinos, el estudio examina cómo esta comunidad representa lo indígeno y cómo cuestiones de autenticidad e hibridez complican los proyectos turísticos y la construcción de un multi-culturalismo regional.
Wednesday, 01 September 1858
The Battle of Four Lakes
On This Day: In 1858 over 500 Coeur d'Alene people fought Colonel George H. Wright and 600 soldiers at the Battle of Four Lakes near present-day Spokane, Washington. Wright attacked and drove off the Indians inflicting heavy losses while reportedly not losing a single soldier due to the long range (500+ yards) of the new Springfield Model 1855 Rifle-Musket vs. the short range (50-100 yards) of the Indian's smoothbores. Over 60 Coeur d'Alene warriors lost their life protecting their people and land.
The Role Of Indigenous Peoples In Guatemalan Political Advertisements: An Ethnographic Content Analysis
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Antoni Castells i Talens, 2010
This study investigates the current status of indigenous peoples within Guatemalan society, as articulated in one of the most relevant forms of modern communication, political advertising, and defined by ...
IACHR Condems Murders Of Indigenous Leaders In Colombia
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of three indigenous leaders in Colombia, and the wife of one of them, over the last two weeks.
According to the information available, three leaders of the U’wa, Sikuani, and Pasto peoples, and the ...
Note Of Protest Against Suspension Of Declaratory Orders Concerning Guarani Land In Santa Catarina
Translated from Portuguese, Original Below
Note of protest by the Indigenous Missionary Council against the decision of the Minister of Justice to suspend the effect of the declaratory orders of Guarani land in the state ...
Resentment Fear Over Fiji Nationality Switch
The interim Fijian government has ordered the word "iTaukei" to replace "Fijian" in all written laws.
iTaukei means indigenous or native.
Fiji language experts are warning it could increase division.
Observers say its use could lead to resentment by indigenous Fijians.
Until now, "Fijian" as a term has ...
Gambling In A Remote Aboriginal Setting: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Sue Bertossa, Peter Miller, Alwin Chong, and Peter Harvey, 2010
The effort undertaken by the Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Service (CKAHS) and Statewide Gambling Therapy Service (SGRS) to investigate the impact of gambling on Aboriginal people living ...
Urgent Support Request From Raramuri Communities Of Mogotavo, Bacajipare, Huetosachi, And Repechike
REGARDING: Support for the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) communities of Mogótavo, Bacajípare, Huetosachi and Repechike for the grievance they have sent to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people of the ...
Final Report: SPWD Study Of Niyamgiri Mine: Livelihood Of Dongria Kondhs
Representatives from National and Regional NGOs, Jharkhand University, Mining and Environmental Institutes at Dharbad and representative from local Institutes attended a workshop on mining issues in Ranchi in March 2009.
SPWD had initiated work on reclamation of wastelands 25 years ...
Ngati Rarua Atiawa Iwi Trust Payment Recognises Past Losses
Pita Sharples
An ex-gratia payment to the Ngati Rarua Atiawa Iwi Trust signals a new step forward for the management of the Whakarewa lands around Motueka, says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
The reserves were formerly administered by the Whakarewa School ...
Government Of Canada Invests In Aboriginal Youth In Calgary
On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Lee Richardson, Member of Parliament (Calgary Centre), today announced funding for Calgary-area Aboriginal youth projects, including New Tribe magazine, the Aboriginal Youth Animation Project, and the Niipaitapiiyssin ...
