"Our grandparents are buried here; our grandparents know:" re-membering a Quijos territory and identity

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dc.contributor.authorKorn, Allison R.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorWilson, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T03:27:00Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T03:27:00Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.descriptionx, 169 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis I explore how memory shapes Quijos notions of territory and identity. My research is based on fieldwork I conducted with the Amazonian Quijos in Napo, Ecuador. I examine how the places on the land are intimately tied to Quijos production of shamanic knowledge, health, and social wellbeing, as well as how the land is an essential element that enables the Quijos to remember. The Ecuadorian state has historically attempted to control the Quijos using models of “behavior” imposed through agrarian reform and the creation of ecological conservation areas. I explore the emergence of the “new” Quijos identity and focus on how its members interact with the state as they attempt to gain autonomy. Finally, I argue that through memory-work, the Quijos effectively produce their own identity and territory, thus creating a space independent of state intervention that provides the autonomy they are seeking.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3566
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0550
dc.proquest.subject0326
dc.proquestyesYes
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Anthropology, 2013en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Anthropologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectQuijosen_US
dc.subjectMemoryen_US
dc.subjectTerritoryen_US
dc.subjectIdentityen_US
dc.subjectAgrarian reformen_US
dc.subjectEcological conservationen_US
dc.subjectState interventionen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.subjectCollective memory -- Ecuador -- Quijos River Valley
dc.subjectGroup identity -- Educador -- Quijos River Valley
dc.subjectTraditional ecological knowledge -- Ecuador -- Quijos River Valley
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples -- Ecuador -- Quijos River Valley -- Land tenure
dc.subjectAgriculture -- Ecuador -- Quijos River Valley
dc.title"Our grandparents are buried here; our grandparents know:" re-membering a Quijos territory and identityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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