Abstract

LAURENT, VIRGINIE. MOVIMIENTO INDÍGENA Y RETOS ELECTORALES EN COLOMBIA: REGRESO DE LO INDIO PARA UNA APUESTA NACIONAL. Rev. colomb. antropol. [online]. 2002, vol.38, pp.161-188. ISSN 0486-6525.

AS PRIVILEGED SPACES FOR ENACTING THE POLITICAL, ELECTORAL PROCESSES ALLOW THE SUBTLE slippage between appearances and membership to take place. The participation of representatives from the Colombian indigenous movement in local, regional and national elections has produced what at first sight appears to be a paradoxical phenomenon: the affirmation of "indianness" in contexts outside the community. In effect, although indigenous participation in electoral processes shows their openness and insertion within the dynamics of national politics, it also constitutes a medium for re-vindicating those elements considered to be "specifically indigenous" related to the more "classical" aspects of political action. The article examines the discourses and strategies accompanying such practices between the members of the indigenous politico-electoral organizations.

Keywords : appearances; membership; indigenous movement; elections; indigenous organizations AICO; ASI; MIC.

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