Indians of Eastern Bolivia: Aspects of Their Present Situation. IWGIA Document No. 18.

Autor/in	Riester, Jurgen
Institution	International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, Copenhagen (Denmark).
Titel	Indians of Eastern Bolivia: Aspects of Their Present Situation. IWGIA Document No. 18.
Quelle	(1975), (71 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Cultural Differences; Culture Conflict; Culture Contact; Economic Factors; Foreign Countries; Futures (of Society); History; Population Trends; Poverty; Religious Factors; Sociocultural Patterns; Socioeconomic Background; Tribes; Values; Bolivia; South America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Kultureller Unterschied; Kulturkonflikt; Ökonomischer Faktor; Ausland; Future; Society; Zukunft; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Bevölkerungsprognose; Armut; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Sozioökonomische Lage; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft; Wertbegriff; Bolivien; Südamerika
Abstract	Of the 41 Indian tribes in Eastern Bolivia, the very existence of 29, averaging 202 members, is threatened because their numbers have been so reduced that only in certain cases could direct assistance be useful. Of these 29 tribes, it is certain that 16 will not last until the end of the seventies due to epidemics, violent subjugation, and exploitation. Twelve tribes, averaging 9,950 members, could survive if proper assistance is swiftly given. However, these Indians live in an environment of external domination where in order to secure their subsistence and that of their families, they must submit to dependence, and in which their own cultural values and habits are worthless. The ruling class considers the Indian to be an inferior being to be used as an object for attaining their own ends. Eastern Bolivian Indians are in reality an element which has been totally integrated into the global economic system of the country's ruling classes, whose existence can only be understood as a function of an overall political system. This paper describes the present situation of the: Chiriguanos, Matakos, Chiquitanos, Pauserna-Guarasug'we, Mojos, Movimas, Chimanes, Chulupis, Pakahuaras, Yuquis, Sirionos, Chakobos, and La Loma Santa. Historical events are referred to only when they are relevant to an understanding of the Indian cultures. (Author/NQ)
Anmerkungen	Secretariat of IWGIA, Frederiksholms Kanal 4 A, DK-1220 Copenhagen K, Denmark ($2.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC