No. 25 (2006)
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Mestizo Conceptions of the Urban Indigenous in Otavalo

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  • Esben Leifsen
Esben Leifsen
Instituto de Antropología Social. Universidad de Oslo. Noruega

Published 2021-05-12

Keywords

  • Interbreeding,
  • urban studies,
  • Otavalo,
  • indigenous people,
  • cultural transformation

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Leifsen, . E. (2021). Mestizo Conceptions of the Urban Indigenous in Otavalo. Revista Sarance, 25, 108-133. https://doi.org/10.51306/

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Abstract

This article examines mestizo conceptions of urban indigenous people in Otavalo, focusing on how mestizos interpret and react to economic success and the growing presence of indigenous people in the city. Through an analysis of mestizo and anthropological discourses, the dynamics of ethnic conflict and perceptions of acculturation are explored. The tension between mestizo identity and indigenous ethnic revitalization is highlighted, as well as the paradox that indigenous economic inclusion in urban space is seen as a threat by mestizos. This study provides a little-analyzed perspective on the role of mestizos in the social and cultural transformation of Otavalo in recent decades.

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