Living with the Promise of Violence: The State and Indigenous People in a Militarized Frontier

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-244
Author(s):  
Augusto B. Gatmaytan
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
The State

scholarly journals (Lack of) government policy for indigenous (Sámi) sport: A chain of legitimating and de-legitimating acts

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022098865
Author(s):  
Eivind Å Skille ◽  
Josef Fahlén ◽  
Cecilia Stenling ◽  
Anna-Maria Strittmatter
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Goal ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Sport Policy ◽  
A Chain ◽  
State Organization ◽  
Existing Data

While colonization as policy is formally a historic phenomenon in Norway and elsewhere, many former structures of state organization – including their relationship to sport – remain under post-colonial conditions. This paper is concerned with how the Norwegian government contributes to creating a situation, which includes the Norwegian sports confederation (NIF) but excludes the indigenous people Sámi’s sports organisation. Based on existing data and literature, we analyse how the state favours NIF through a chain of legitimating acts. Thus, sport is a preserve of colonization, where a one-sided legitimation parallels a de-legitimation of the overarching sport policy goal of sport-for-all. However, there are signs of change whereby actors are challenging NIF’s monopoly and ‘older’ state-sport regimes.

scholarly journals SEGURIDAD Y JUSTICIA BAJO ACOSO EN TIEMPOS DE VIOLENCIA NEOLIBERAL: las respuestas de la policía comunitaria de guerrero

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Teresa Sierra
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
The State ◽  
Community Police ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
The Right ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

La policía comunitaria es una institución de los pueblos indígenas de Guerrero conocida por su capacidad para enfrentar a la delincuencia y generar alternativas de paz social., através de un sistema de justicia y seguridad autónomo. En los últimos años, sin embargo, el sistema comunitario enfrenta el acoso de actores diversos vinculados al incremento de la violencia y la inseguridad que se vive en el país y especialmente en el estado de Guerrero; dicha situación está impactando a la institucionalidad comunitaria, obligando a su redefinición. En este trabajo destaco aspectos centrales de dicha conflictividad así como las respuestas que han dado los comunitarios para hacer frente a las tareas de justicia y seguridad en el marco de nuevos contextos marcados por el despojo neoliberal y la impunidad de actores estatales y no estatales. En este proceso se actualiza la relación de la policía comunitaria con el Estado revelando el peso de la ambigüedad legal y los juegos del poder así como los usos contra-hegemónicos del derecho para disputar la justicia. ---SEGURANÇA E JUSTIÇA SOB ACOSSO EM TEMPOS DE VIOLÊNCIA NEOLIBERAL: respostas do policiamento comunitário de GuerreroO policiamento comunitário é uma instituição dos Povos Indígenas do Guerrero conhecidos por sua capacidade de lidar com o crime e gerar paz social de forma alternativa, usando um sistema próprio de justiça e segurança. Nos últimos anos, no entanto, o sistema da UE enfrenta assédio de várias autoridades envolvidas no aumento da violência e da insegurança que reina no país e, especialmente, no estado de Guerrero; essa situação está afetando as instituições comunitárias, forçando a sua redefinição. Neste artigo, destaco os principais aspectos do conflito e as respostas que têm a comunidade para lidar com as tarefas da justiça e da segurança no contexto dos novos contextos marcados por pilhagem neoliberal e a impunidade de atores estatais e não estatais. Neste processo, a relação de policiamento comunitário com o estado é atualizada, revelando o peso da ambiguidade e dos jogos de poder legais, além de usos contra-hegemônicos do direito de disputar a justiça.Palavras-chave: violência neoliberal; Guerrero; comunidades indígenas---SECURITY AND JUSTICE UNDER HARASSMENT IN TIMES OF NEOLIBERAL VIOLENCE: responses of the Community Police of GuerreroThe community police is an institution of the Indigenous Peoples of Guerrero known for its ability to deal with crime and generate alternatives for social peace, using a system of justice and self security. In recent years, however, the EU system faces harassment from various people responsible for the increase of violence and insecurity within the country and especially in the state in Guerrero; this situation is impacting instituitions in the community, forcing their redefinition. In this paper I highlight key aspects of the conflict and the community's responses to deal with the tasks of justice and security in new contexts marked by neoliberal plunder and impunity of the state (as well as non state figures). In this process, the relationship of the community police with the state is updated revealing the weight of legal ambiguity and power plays, as well as counter-hegemonic use of the right to dispute justice.key words: neoliberal vilence; Guerrero; indigenous people.

scholarly journals El agua en la percepción mazahua: Ecofilosofía y narrativa de la naturaleza / Water in Mazahua perception: Ecophilosophy and narrative of nature

Revista Trace ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
David Figueroa Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
The State ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Living Entity ◽  
The World ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Peuples Autochtones

Diversas sociedades han concebido a la naturaleza como un todo integral, una entidad viva. Esta perspectiva ontológica es una forma del ser en el mundo y representa otros caminos de la convivencia con el entorno. Este texto busca aportar elementos para entender la lógica de la percepción del agua en los pueblos mazahuas del Estado de México, a partir de referentes cosmológicos. Desde la perspectiva de la ecofilosofía, estas formas de asumir el entorno nos permiten repensar nuestros fundamentos epistémicos sobre la naturaleza. Metodológicamente, se realizó trabajo de campo en las comunidades mazahuas de la región noroccidente y occidente del Estado de México, principalmente se retomaron localidades cercanas a los ríos Lerma y Cutzamala. A partir de entrevistas a profundidad, recorridos de área e información documental se identificó la percepción del agua, así como los diferentes conflictos por los recursos hídricos y los proyectos de trasvase.Abstract: Various societies have designed nature as an integral whole and as a living entity. This ontological perspective is a form of being in the world and represents other paths of coexistence with the environment. This text seeks to provide elements to understand the perception of water in the Mazahua people of the State of Mexico, from cosmological references. From the perspective of ecophilosophy, these cosmological referents are necessary to rethink our epistemic foundations on nature. Methodologically, fieldwork was carried out in the Mazahua communities of the northwestern and western region, mainly in localities near the Lerma and Cutzamala rivers. Based on in-depth interviews, area tours and documentary information, the perception of water was identified, as well as the different conflicts over water resources and diversion projects.Keywords: water; Indigenous people; ontologies of nature; ecophilosophy; oral narrative.Résumé : Diverses sociétés ont conçu la nature comme un tout intégral, une entité vivante. Cette perspective ontologique est une manière d’être dans le monde et représente d’autres voies de coexistence avec l’environnement. Ce texte cherche à fournir des éléments pour comprendre la logique de la perception de l’eau chez les peuples Mazahua de l’État du Mexique à partir de références cosmologiques. Du point de vue de l’écophilosophie, ces les façons d´assumer l´environnement, nous permettent de repenser nos fundements épistémiques sur la nature. Méthodologiquement, des travaux de terrain ont été effectués dans les communautés Mazahua du nord-ouest et de l’ouest du pays, principalement dans les localités proches des rivières Lerma et Cutzamala. À partir d’entretiens approfondis, de visites de zones et d’informations documentaires, la perception de l’eau a été identifiée, ainsi que les différents conflits liés aux ressources en eau et aux projets de dérivation.Mots-clés : l’eau ; peuples autochtones ; ontologies de la nature ; écophilosophie ; récit oral.

scholarly journals Mortality by suicide: a focus on municipalities with a high proportion of self-reported indigenous people in the state of Amazonas, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 658-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesem Douglas Yamall Orellana ◽  
Paulo Cesar Basta ◽  
Maximiliano Loiola Ponte de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
National Health System ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Rio Negro ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics

Objective: To analyze mortality rates and to describe the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of suicides recorded in the state of Amazonas. Methods: A descriptive and retrospective study has been carried out with emphasis on municipalities, which have shown, simultaneously, a high mortality rates and a high proportion of self-reported indigenous population, based on 2005 - 2009 data as provided by the Informatics Department of the Unified National Health System. Results: Among the general population of the state of Amazonas, the mortality rate, by suicide, of 4.2/100.000 inhabitants has been reported, similar to that of Manaus (4.6/100.000 inhabitants). In contrast, at Tabatinga (25.2/100.000 inhabitants), at São Gabriel da Cachoeira (27.6/100.000 inhabitants) and at Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (36.4/100.000 inhabitants), municipalities, where the proportion of self-reported indigenous population is high, besides the taxes being notably higher, it was observed that most of the suicides has occurred among men; among young men aged between 15 - 24 years; at home; by hanging; during "weekend" and among the indigenous population. Discussion: Our findings have unveiled that suicide comes forth as a serious public health issue in some municipalities in the state of Amazonas, further indicating that the event occurs within very specific contexts, and that the dimension and the magnitude of the problem can be even more serious among populations or in territories exclusively inhabited by indigenous people.

scholarly journals RELIGION, MARGINALITY AND POWER RELATIONS: RELIGIOUS CONVERSION AND RELIGIOSITY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN PENYENGAT

Al-Albab ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ansor ◽  
Laila Sari Masyhur
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Religious Conversion ◽  
The State ◽  
Power Relation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Native People ◽  
Communal Identity ◽  
Dominant Group ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
The One

Using a theory of power relation of Michel Foucault, the following research analyzes the behavior of religious conversion in the community of the Indigenous People of Anak Rawa in Penyengat Village, Siak District, hereinafter referred to as the Native People. The research will show that in the middle of the domination of the State and theologians, the community of Indigenous People actualizes power to maintain its identity in the midst of the invasion of new values and culture. To support the argument, the researchers traced the religiosity of the Indigenous People focusing on several events of everyday life such as traditions of marriage, death, and celebration of religious holidays. In addition to adapting to the country’s religious traditions they have adopted, this community also modifies the ritual traditions of each religion so that these traditions become a means of preserving their communal identity as a native tribe. The research ultimately shows the interplay between the State and theologians as the dominant group, on the one hand, and the indigenous community as a subjugated group, on the other, in the use of power. Keywords: Indigenous People, Religion, Power Relation

scholarly journals SISTEMA DE SAÚDE INDIGENISTA E FORMAS DE CONTROLE SOCIAL NO POVO INDÍGENA TENETEHARA GUAJAJARA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (16) ◽  
pp. 10599
Author(s):  
Diego Rodrigo Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Health System ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
The State ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Biomedical Knowledge ◽  
Health Politics ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Methodological Procedures

INDIGENOUS HEALTH SYSTEM AND FORMS OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TENETEHARA GUAJAJARASISTEMA DE SALUD INDIGENISTA Y FORMAS DE CONTROL SOCIAL EN EL PUEBLO INDÍGENA TENETEHARA GUAJAJARAEste artigo analisa o sistema de saúde indigenista e as formas de controle social no âmbito dos serviços de saúde oferecidos pelo Estado ao povo indígena Tenetehara Guajajara. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, que utilizou como procedimentos metodológicos as pesquisas bibliográfica e documental, e a coleta de dados em aldeias indígenas e instâncias de saúde indigenista, no Maranhão. Os resultados da pesquisa mostraram que a equipe multidisciplinar de saúde indígena não recebe capacitação específica para o atendimento médico oferecido aos Tenetehara Guajajara. A articulação entre os conhecimentos biomédicos e os saberes tradicionais dos povos indígenas não ocorre, como recomenda a política indigenista de saúde. No que se refere ao controle social das ações de saúde indigenista desenvolvidas pelo Estado, os Tenetehara Guajajara participam dos conselhos local e distrital, e organizam estratégias extraoficiais. Concluiu-se que, embora sejam registrados avanços no âmbito das ações de saúde indigenista desenvolvidas no Maranhão, algumas delas desconsideram as características étnicas dos Tenetehara Guajajara e diretrizes estabelecidas pela Política Nacional de Atenção à Saúde dos Povos Indígenas.Palavras-chave: Tenetehara Guajajara; Saúde Indigenista; Controle Social.ABSTRACTThis article analyzes the indigenous health system and the forms of social control within the scope of health services offered by the State to the Tenetehara Guajajara indigenous people. It is a qualitative study that used as methodological procedures bibliographical and documentary research, and the collection of data in indigenous villages and instances of indigenist health in Maranhão. The research results showed that the multidisciplinary indigenous health team does not receive specific training for the medical care offered to the Tenetehara Guajajara. The articulation between the biomedical knowledge and the traditional knowledge of indigenous people does not occur, as the Indian health politics recommends. Regarding the social control of the indigenist health actions developed by the State, the Tenetehara Guajajara participates in the local and district councils, and organize extra-official strategies. It was concluded that, although advances are registered in the scope of indigenist health actions developed in Maranhão, some of them disregard the ethnic characteristics of the Tenetehara Guajajara and guidelines established by the National Politics of Attention to the Health of the Indigenous People. Keywords: Tenetehara Guajajara; Indigenist Health; Social Control.RESUMENEste artículo analiza el sistema de salud indigenista y las formas de control social en el ámbito de los servicios de salud oferecidos por el Estado al pueblo indígena Tenetehara Guajajara. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo, que utilizó como procedimientos metodológicos las investigaciones bibliográfica y documental, y la recolección de datos en aldeas indígenas e instancias de salud indigenista, en Maranhão. Los resultados de la investigación mostraron que el equipo multidisciplinario de salud indígena no recibe capacitación específica para la atención médica ofrecida a los Tenetehara Guajajara. La articulación entre los conocimientos biomédicos y los saberes tradicionales de los pueblos indígenas no ocurre, como recomienda la política indigenista de salud. En lo que se refiere al control social de las acciones de salud indigenista desarrolladas por el Estado, los Tenetehara Guajajara participan de los consejos locales y distritales, y organizan estrategias extraoficiales. Se concluyó que, aunque se registran avances en el ámbito de las acciones de salud indigenista desarrolladas en Maranhão, algunas de ellas desconsideran las características étnicas de los Tenetehara Guajajara y directrices establecidas por la Política Nacional de Atención a la Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas.Palabras clave: Tenetehara Guajajara; Salud Indigenista; Control Social.

scholarly journals Creating Legal Facts: Indigenous People versus State Plantation Companies in Medan, Indonesia

PCD Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Wina Khairina ◽  
Christian Lund
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Local Community ◽  
The State ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
Land Access ◽  
The Face ◽  
The City ◽  
Law Making

This paper examines how a local community has tried to legalise its possession of land in the outskirts of the city of Medan, Indonesia. In the absence of accessible legal pathways and in the face of state and gang violence, the community has resorted to an imaginative mimicry of legal land access procedures. This paper argues that law-making does not exclusively originate from the state, but also from society, and as such the community has effectively created legal facts. Data were collected through interviews and long-term contact with the community.

“The system of compulsory education is failing”

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
Aboriginal History ◽  
Aboriginal Children ◽  
State Schools

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which the mobility of indigenous people in Victoria during the 1960s enabled them to resist the policy of assimilation as evident in the structures of schooling. It argues that the ideology of assimilation was pervasive in the Education Department’s approach to Aboriginal education and inherent in the curriculum it produced for use in state schools. This is central to the construction of the state of Victoria as being devoid of Aboriginal people, which contributes to a particularly Victorian perspective of Australia’s national identity in relation to indigenous people and culture. Design/methodology/approach This paper utilises the state school records of the Victorian Department of Education, as well as the curriculum documentation and resources the department produced. It also examines the records of the Aborigines Welfare Board. Findings The Victorian Education Department’s curriculum constructed a narrative of learning and schools which denied the presence of Aboriginal children in classrooms, and in the state of Victoria itself. These representations reflect the Department and the Victorian Government’s determination to deny the presence of Aboriginal children, a view more salient in Victoria than elsewhere in the nation due to the particularities of how Aboriginality was understood. Yet the mobility of Aboriginal students – illustrated in this paper through a case study – challenged both the representations of Aboriginal Victorians, and the school system itself. Originality/value This paper is inspired by the growing scholarship on Indigenous mobility in settler-colonial studies and offers a new perspective on assimilation in Victoria. It interrogates how curriculum intersected with the position of Aboriginal students in Victorian state schools, and how their position – which was often highly mobile – was influenced by the practices of assimilation, and by Aboriginal resistance and responses to assimilationist practices in their lives. This paper contributes to histories of assimilation, Aboriginal history and education in Victoria.

Monumental Mobility

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Blee ◽  
Jean M. O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Imagination ◽  
Home State ◽  
The World ◽  
Plaster Model

Installed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1921 to commemorate the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims, Cyrus Dallin's statue Massasoit was intended to memorialize the Pokanoket Massasoit (leader) as a welcoming diplomat and participant in the mythical first Thanksgiving. But after the statue's unveiling, Massasoit began to move and proliferate in ways one would not expect of generally stationary monuments tethered to place. The plaster model was donated to the artist's home state of Utah and prominently displayed in the state capitol; half a century later, it was caught up in a surprising case of fraud in the fine arts market. Versions of the statue now stand on Brigham Young University's campus; at an urban intersection in Kansas City, Missouri; and in countless homes around the world in the form of souvenir statuettes. The surprising story of this monumental statue reveals much about the process of creating, commodifying, and reinforcing the historical memory of Indigenous people. Dallin's statue, set alongside the historical memory of the actual Massasoit and his mythic collaboration with the Pilgrims, shows otherwise hidden dimensions of American memorial culture: an elasticity of historical imagination, a tight-knit relationship between consumption and commemoration, and the twin impulses to sanitize and grapple with the meaning of settler-colonialism.

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