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Social Class and Ethnicity/Race in the Dynamics of Indigenous Peasant Movements

The Case of the CRIC in Colombia

York University

Examination of the experiences of one contemporary Latin American indigenous rural movement, the Indigenous Regional Council of Cauca (CRIC), demonstrates the centrality to those experiences of resource expropriation, exploitation, and military repression. At the same time, it draws attention to the ways in which the cultural history of the indigenous people of Cauca has shaped their strategies of resistance. Out of this analysis arises the argument that forms of oppression along the lines of class and ethnicity/race are inextricably linked and that an intersectional approach is required to capture the dynamics and complexities of these movements.

Key Words: Indigenous movements • Peasants • Colombia • Race/ethnicity • Postmodernism

Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 36, No. 4, 41-63 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0094582X09338595


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