Missions, Unions and Indigenous Organization in the Bolivian Amazon: Placing the Formation of an Indigenous Organization in its Context

Chuck Sturtevant

doi:10.25222/larr.391

Missions, Unions and Indigenous Organization in the Bolivian Amazon: Placing the Formation of an Indigenous Organization in its Context

Chuck Sturtevant^* (Corresponding Author)

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This article explores oral histories about the foundation of the Mosetén Indigenous People’s Organization (OPIM) in Bolivia. In so doing it aims to add nuance to scholarship on Bolivian social movements from 1990 to 2010 by focusing on connections and continuities between indigenous organizations and the systems of political association that predate them. Efforts to organize Mosetén communities were spurred at least in part by indigenous desire to establish order within their communities and to resolve local problems. They adopted strategies associated with models of social organization that were already familiar to them, particularly the Franciscan missions and agrarian unions, and adapted them to meet their needs. This process involved ongoing interactions between Mosetén yearnings, a particular political and historical context, and the creative capacities of Mosetén leaders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	770-784
Number of pages	15
Journal	Latin American Research Review
Volume	53
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25222/larr.391
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2018

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This article has benefited from the input of several scholars, notably Daniela Ricco, Amy Kennemore, Elizabeth Ryan, Isabelle Combès, Zulema Lehm, Pedro Pachaguaya Yujra, Oscar Vega Camacho, and three anonymous reviewers, as well as the editors of Latin American Research Review. I’m grateful for their time and thoughtful criticism. Further I am grateful, as always, to the residents of the Mosetén TCO who have taken the time to teach me, particularly to the leaders and former leaders who took the time to share their experiences with me. Lastly, I owe a special debt of gratitude to Don Juan Huasna, who took the time to remember.

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