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Health, Globalization and interculturalism: An anthropological approach to the situation of indigenous peoples in south america

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    Identifier: PC:1026
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/PC1026
    Authors:
    Hita, S.R.
    Abstract:
    10.1590/1413-812320141910.09372014

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    Author, as appears in the article.: Hita, S.R.
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    URV's Author/s: Susana Ramírez Hita
    Abstract: This article reflects upon the impact of globalization and interculturalism on the living conditions of indigenous peoples in South America. Through two examples ¿ Bolivia and Argentina ¿ it is seen how health interculturalism has transformed into a discourse and a practice that both global organizations and most Latin American countries have used to assimilate and attract indigenous communities. Traditional medicine is respected and valued without proposing changes to improve the living conditions of these population groups. This is especially true in those areas where land is being expropriated or contaminated with the extraction of gas, oil, minerals and the construction of dams, along with indiscriminate deforestation of the rainforest. Health/illness cannot be separated from the territorial conditions of these peoples since environmental health is critical for their survival.
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 1413-8123
    Last page: 4069
    Journal volume: 19
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
    Journal publication year: 2014
    First page: 4061