The Construction of the Amazonian Borderlands through the longue durée: An Indigenous Perspective

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the fragmentation and reconstruction processes of the Amazonian borderlands of Ecuador and Peru. We focus on the Chicham indigenous group, also known by the colonial term jibaro, which has historically offered resistance in the Amazonia. We consider the longue durée a productive perspective to address these borderlands. Most of the bibliography about this particular border region relies on a State-centred approach, so in this paper we stress the indigenous borderland perspective silenced by subalternisation mechanisms.

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Notes

1. We agree with Nolan (2002, 593) when he considers that the term frontier should be used for those borderlands which were not clearly defined, as those existing before the creation of the Nation-State.

2. In the Spanish source it is cited Arutam Corporation (Corporación Arutam), although it is considered a battalion.

3. Nowadays it is called NAE-Achuar Nation of Ecuador.

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Funding

This work was supported by Gobierno Vasco [Beca pre-doctoral].