…Textile crafts (weaving and knitting) are one of the few artistic activities practiced by Colla women in Río Jorquera and Potrerillos. The women share their skills in community workshops…
Art
…and song are other Quechua artistic expressions that are used in rituals and especially in religious festivities such as the carnivals celebrating the Catholic patron saints of each community….
History
…as a concern related to rural peasants. In 1976, the military government passed the Law of Community Division, which sought to privatize communally held Mapuche land—to force the people to…
Social organization
…Aymara social organizations include urban associations created to assist highland residents who come to the city for a time, or to organize collective labor to help the urban Aymara community….
Beliefs and funeral rites
…is called ‘liturgy’. This syncreticism is particularly evident in community festivals celebrated on the feast days of patron saints, during Holy Week, and on All Saints’ Day. The group’s belief…
Art
…worn by leaders and other high- profile individuals. Traditional Aymara dress is now seen mainly at local community festivals. For women, this consists of an aksu, a black woolen shawl…
Economy
…the community gathers to clean out local irrigation canals. Access to urban markets has steadily diminished a portion of Aymara agricultural production, while the rest is now shipped to relatives…
Art
…mule blankets and other accessories for herding. Lastly, music and dance are central artistic and ritual expressions that are most often performed during the festival celebrating a community’s patron saint….
Settlement patterns
…human community; the sallqa, the surrounding wilderness where plants and animals live; and the huacas, composed of Pachamama, the mountain spirits and other ‘powerful’ places, the stars, and other personified…
Settlement patterns
…and special storage spaces were used to store food. The traditional ruka, which is no longer in use, was built by the community and inaugurated with a rukatún ceremony that…
Social organization
…family; but the women of the tribe governed their own activities and enjoyed equal rights. With no hierarchies, the community had no leader or chief; rather, the entire tribe was…
History
…Island Yámana Community (Comunidad Yámana de Navarino) was formed to resuscitate the tribe’s history and culture and to help this poverty-stricken and marginalized indigenous group. With this aim, traditional handicrafts…
Organización Social
…the third and fourth generation. This organization configured community life and regulated the selection of spouses, who could not be blood relatives. Exceptions were made in special cases; for instance,…
Economy
…abounded in the region. When these animals beached themselves occasionally, the entire community took the opportunity to hold a lengthy celebration. The Selk’nam consumed virtually all bird species available, except…
Beliefs and funerary practices
…community. Any object, and especially those in the possession of powerful men, could be imbued with this supernatural power. Skulls engraved with designs relating to fertility (vulvas, for example) that…
Center
…celebrations and community festivities that were held, in which drinking, singing and dancing provided opportunities for reaffirming social bonds, identities and the collective memory? Were they similar to today’s cahuines?…