The Construction of Difference by Native Legislators

Assessing the Impact of the Colombian Constitution of 1991

Bibliographic Data

ID19005309
AuthorsJ Rappaport (0000-0002-7602-7117, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Robert Vh Dover (0000-0002-7973-2196, University of Alberta), Robert V H Dover
Year1996
Volume1
Issue2
Pages22-45
Publication date1996-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1085-7052 • E-ISSN: 1548-7180
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/jlca.1996.1.2.22
OpenAlexW2123475068
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited25

The provisions regarding native peoples in the 1991 Colombian constitution codify native identities that until now, were more fluid and locally‐based. This essay reflects upon what ethnic difference means to the various indigenous participants in the Colombian constitutional dialogue, through the interpretation of educational materials developed by major indigenous organizations to inform and promote discussion at the grassroots. In particular, we are concerned with native contributions to the creation of Indigenous Territorial Entities and the extent to which essentialized definitions of ethnicity are successful in promoting an indigenous identity on the national level. The relative success of two national‐level indigenous organizations is assessed and compared

Constitution · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Grassroots · Indigenous · Native american · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History and Politics in Latin America · Indigenous Cultures and History · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Ecology

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