The struggle of being Toba in contemporary Argentina

Processes of ethnic identification of indigenous children in contexts of language shift

Bibliographic Data

ID3453167
AuthorsA C Hecht (0000-0001-8132-7897, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations (CONICET), Argentina, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume19
Issue3
Pages346-359
Publication date2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568212443271
OpenAlexW2069538672
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited13

The aim of this article is to study how children experience their ethnic identifications in relation to their knowledge of the Toba language through daily interactions with peers and adults (both indigenous and non-indigenous). The study is focused on an urban setting in Buenos Aires (Argentina) where monolingual (Spanish) practices are replacing bilingual ones (Spanish-Toba), and where the Toba language is a valuable feature of ethnicity. From an anthropological perspective, this article focuses on the identity constructions of the children. Finally, it re-examines the agency of the children and looks at how their life experiences impact on their contextual identities

Ethnic group · Indigenous · Linguistics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Children's Rights and Participation · Gender Studies · Indigenous Cultures and History · Multilingual Education and Policy

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