Ethnohistory and Indigenous People on Argentina's Southern Frontier

Pampas‐Patagonia, 1810–1885

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ID7473052
AuthorsRobert Christensen (0000-0002-0364-5563, Gustavus Adolphus College, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume24
Issue1
Publication date2026-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-0542 • E-ISSN: 1478-0542
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/hic3.70024
OpenAlexW7117752517
LanguageEN
References cited13

The growth of the field of ethnohistory on Argentina's southern frontier has revolutionized Argentine historiography, challenging historians to rethink time‐worn subjects as they considered Indigenous peoples' experiences. This article contends that historians should prioritize decolonizing the field through putting Indigenous peoples' experiences and ways of thinking at the center of their analyses rather than the government and settler frameworks that are most available in source material. Expanding the range of geographic and temporal frameworks that are deployed in historical studies will also help refocus attention on the events that were most important for these people. “Indigenizing” the study of Argentina's Indigenous people is a worthy goal and a necessary step toward understanding the Indigenous world of tierra adentro on its own terms

Ethnohistory · Field (mathematics · Field research · Frontier · Government (linguistics · Indigenous · Argentine historical studies · Indigenous Cultures and History · Politics and Society in Latin America

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