essay
The Federación Shuar and the colonization frontier
cultural transformations and ethnicity in modern ecuador • Urbana • Published In 1981 • Pages: 589-613
By: Salazar, Ernesto.
Abstract
In this paper, Salazar documents the formation and activities of the Shuar Federation in lowland Ecuador. Although this pan-Shuar organization is contrary to Shuar egalitarian values and sectarianism, it was necessary step in face of colonization forces on what is the Ecuador frontier. Salazar discusses the activities of the Salesian missionaries and their role in the Federation's formation. He notes their about face in missionizing efforts towards respecting and preserving the indigenous culture He describes the structure of the Federation, which is made up hamlet-size administrative units called CENTROS and encompassing ASOCIACIONES One of the first goals of the Federation was to establish legal possession of land, working with an the official government agency. The Federation also organized a network of 138 radio elementary schools and published textbooks and newspapers. In the last part of the paper, Salazar discusses the interethnic tension on the frontier between the Federation and colonizers, who are represented by their own organization
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2005
- Field Date
- Unknown
- Coverage Date
- 1964-1978
- Coverage Place
- Ecuador
- Notes
- Ernesto Salazar
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 612-613)
- LCCN
- 81004402
- LCSH
- Jivaro Indians/Shuar Indians