Two forms of discrimination against indigenous people in Ecuador are examined: ventriloquism, when non-indigenous people speak on behalf of indigenous people; and public racism, when State authorities use repression based on the humiliations practiced in their colonial past. The example of ventriloquism discussed is the concept of good living, or...
This article analyzes the creation of an internal elite in indigenous peoples and nationalities of contemporary Ecuador. Social advancement of indigenous intellectuals is considered in order to determine how the accumulation of a certain amount of capital allows individuals to advance into other social fields, such as the political and...