Description
Book Synopsis Like many other indigenous groups, the Huaorani of eastern Ecuador are facing many challenges as they attempt to confront the globalization of capitalism in the 21st century. In 1991, they formed a political organization as a direct response to the growing threat to Huaorani territory posed by oil exploitation, colonization, and other pressures. The author explores the structures and practices of the organization, as well as the contradictions created by the imposition of an alien and hierarchical organizational form on a traditionally egalitarian society. This study has broad implications for those who work toward "cultural survival" or try to "save the rainforest."
Trade Review “…excellent ethnography…this work provides an interesting and important account of one indigenous people’s political struggles in contemporary Amazonia.” · Journal of Latin American Studies
"... a good book ... clearly written ... that raises a number of important general issues relevant to the contemporary political, cultural and economic struggles of indigenous peoples of the Amazon and elsewhere." · Terence Turner, Cornell University
Table of Contents Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. History and Background
Chapter 2. Onhae: Structures and Achievements
Chapter 3. Practice and Praxis: Onhae in Action
Chapter 4. Toward an Organizational Evaluation
Chapter 5. Conclusion
Works Cited
Index
