Aspects Determining the Auto-identification of Native Communities in Contemporary Peru
| Autor: | Zdeňka Picková, Pavlína Springerová |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Cultural anthropology
Anthropology 05 social sciences peru Social anthropology self-identification 06 humanities and the arts 0506 political science Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology 060104 history GN301-674 census 2017 050602 political science & public administration 0601 history and archaeology Identification (biology) Sociology racism quechua native communities |
| Zdroj: | Ethnologia Actualis, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 68-92 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1339-7877 |
| Popis: | The case of Peru evinces quite specific aspects missing in other states with numerous indigenous minorities. During the second half of the 20th century, indigenous communities in local sierra were officially renamed as agrarian communities (comunidades campesinas), which resulted in wiping their identity away in exchange for land reform and incorporation to state structures. The status of native people has slightly improved since the introduction of a new constitution in 1993 and the implementation of responsive laws later. However, up to the present the self-identification with the terms Quechua, Aymara, indigenous, native, mestizo or campesino often results in extensive consequences stemming from the persisting racism and hierarchic society. This article deals with the impacts related to ethnicity and auto-identification in contemporary Peru, focusing on variables determining the status of indigenous people within the 25 Peruvian regions. The national census held in autumn 2017 incorporated for the first time in history the possibility of ethnic auto-identification. The anticipated results might outline a new direction in terms of social status and identification within the native communities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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