Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau

The “Indigenous issue” as a state policy in Argentina has been accompanied by an academic production of ethnic maps. Hegemonic definitions of these entities used to presume some “essential” elements like the phenotype, the use of language or consanguineous lineage membership. Based on the reformulat...

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Autores principales: Ramos , Ana, Delrío, Walter
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Publicado: Sección Etnohistoria, Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. FFyL, UBA 2008
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spelling I28-R258-article-118962025-08-05T16:41:06Z Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau Corrales de piedra, campos abiertos y pampas del camaruco. Memorias de relacionalidad en la meseta central del Chubut Pátios de pedra, campos abertos e lugares sagrados. Memórias de parentesco no planalto central de Chubut Ramos , Ana Delrío, Walter social memory kinship mapuche tehuelche memoria social parentesco mapuche tehuelche memória social perentesco mapuche tehuelche The “Indigenous issue” as a state policy in Argentina has been accompanied by an academic production of ethnic maps. Hegemonic definitions of these entities used to presume some “essential” elements like the phenotype, the use of language or consanguineous lineage membership. Based on the reformulation of kinship theory, which came from the heuristic model of houses and relatedness theory, we propose an approach to social memory as an alternative framework for historical interpretation. This includes kinship social practices as well as the materialization of group membership’s continuity in policies and places of memory -such as stone yards, productive activities, open fields and sacred places- in the Chubut central plateau. Finally, we argue that regarding a physical space, these relations question not only the ethnic-national classifications but also the traditional academic definitions of kinship and chieftaincy. La “cuestión indígena” como política de estado en Argentina ha estado acompañada por la elaboración académica de mapas étnicos. Las definiciones hegemónicas de estas entidades han presupuesto generalmente algún elemento “esencial” como, por ejemplo, fenotipos, uso de una lengua, o la aglutinación en torno a linajes consanguíneos. A partir de las reformulaciones de las teorías del parentesco desde el modelo heurístico de las sociedades de casas y las teorías sobre la relacionalidad proponemos una aproximación a la memoria social como marco alternativo de interpretación histórica. Esta contempla las prácticas sociales del parentesco y la objetivación de la continuidad de los grupos de pertenencia en las políticas y lugares de la memoria -corrales de piedra, actividades productivas y pampas de camaruco- en la región de la “meseta” de Chubut. Dichas relaciones con el espacio físico cuestionan tanto las definiciones académicas tradicionales de parentesco y de cacicazgo como las clasificaciones étnicas-nacionales. A "questão indígena" como política de Estado na Argentina tem sido acompanhada pela elaboração acadêmica de mapas étnicos. As definições hegemônicas dessas entidades geralmente pressupõem algum elemento "essencial", como fenótipos, uso da linguagem ou aglutinação em torno de linhagens. Com base em reformulações de teorias de parentesco baseadas no modelo heurístico de sociedades domésticas e teorias de relacionalidade, propomos uma abordagem da memória social como um arcabouço alternativo para a interpretação histórica. Essa abordagem considera as práticas sociais de parentesco e a objetivação da continuidade dos grupos de pertencimento nas políticas e lugares de memória – currais de pedra, atividades produtivas e planícies de Camaruco – na região do planalto de Chubut. Essas relações com o espaço físico desafiam tanto as definições acadêmicas tradicionais de parentesco e chefia quanto as classificações étnico-nacionais. Sección Etnohistoria, Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. FFyL, UBA 2008-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/11896 Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria; Vol. 16 Núm. 2 (2008); 149-165 Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria; Vol 16 No 2 (2008); 149-165 1851-3751 0327-5752 spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/11896/10537 Derechos de autor 2008 Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic social memory
kinship
mapuche
tehuelche
memoria social
parentesco
mapuche
tehuelche
memória social
perentesco
mapuche
tehuelche
spellingShingle social memory
kinship
mapuche
tehuelche
memoria social
parentesco
mapuche
tehuelche
memória social
perentesco
mapuche
tehuelche
Ramos , Ana
Delrío, Walter
Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau
topic_facet social memory
kinship
mapuche
tehuelche
memoria social
parentesco
mapuche
tehuelche
memória social
perentesco
mapuche
tehuelche
author Ramos , Ana
Delrío, Walter
author_facet Ramos , Ana
Delrío, Walter
author_sort Ramos , Ana
title Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau
title_short Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau
title_full Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau
title_fullStr Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau
title_full_unstemmed Stone yards, open fields and sacred places. Memories of relatedness in Chubut´s central plateau
title_sort stone yards, open fields and sacred places. memories of relatedness in chubut´s central plateau
description The “Indigenous issue” as a state policy in Argentina has been accompanied by an academic production of ethnic maps. Hegemonic definitions of these entities used to presume some “essential” elements like the phenotype, the use of language or consanguineous lineage membership. Based on the reformulation of kinship theory, which came from the heuristic model of houses and relatedness theory, we propose an approach to social memory as an alternative framework for historical interpretation. This includes kinship social practices as well as the materialization of group membership’s continuity in policies and places of memory -such as stone yards, productive activities, open fields and sacred places- in the Chubut central plateau. Finally, we argue that regarding a physical space, these relations question not only the ethnic-national classifications but also the traditional academic definitions of kinship and chieftaincy.
publisher Sección Etnohistoria, Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. FFyL, UBA
publishDate 2008
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/11896
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