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“Resistencia es Permanencia”: Concepciones de Resistencia, territorio y Recuperaciones de tierra en dos Comunidades mapuche
In recent decades the world has seen a backlash of resistance, especially among First Nations and indigenous populations, to what some characterize as new forms of colonization: the development of globalization, and the spread of neoliberal economic institutions and their guiding principles (Vanden 2007). This work locates the social movements of the Mapuche (an indigenous nation conquered by the Chilean army in 1883), and especially their pursuance of land recovery and territorial sovereignty, among the many such mobilizations occurring in Latin America, including the Zapatista movement in Mexico, the organizing of indigenous groups in Bolivia and the CONAIE (ConfederaciĂłn de Nacionalidades Indigenas del Ecuador, or Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador).
Through an ethnographic field investigation including elements of research, interviews, and participant observation, during a two-week period I examined the concepts of resistance and territory of people living in two Mapuche communities (Maquehue and Llaguepulli, both located in the 9th region of Chile, Araucania), and their attitudes towards the use of land recoveries as a method of resistance. The results of the investigation were interpreted through the lens of Hollander and Einwohner’s (2004) work on a typology of resistance, as well as through Victor Toledo Llancaqueo’s (2006) theory on the link between the territorial concepts of the Mapuche worldview and their pursuance of political sovereignty.
This comparison illuminated the many depths and definitions of the concepts of resistance and territory, as well as the transcultural processes at work behind differentiating the two communities. I discuss the presence of several types of resistance as categorized by Hollander and Einwohner, in addition to a conceptualization that they did not include in their typology, which could be characterized most closely by the concept of everyday resistance for the purpose of cultural preservation. I then arrive at a final conclusion regarding the use of land recovery as a resistance tactic: that its efficacy and depth as resistance are based on the territorial concepts of the community recovering the land
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The goal of the Master of Regional Planning Studio is to develop a student’s techniques for collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing spatial and non-spatial data and then presenting that collective data in a manner (i.e., report, video, presentation, and charettes) that is understandable to academics, professionals, and the public. Planning Studio allows students to integrate knowledge from coursework and research, and apply such knowledge to resolving representative planning problems. At UMASS Amherst, these problems are found in neighborhood, rural, urban, and/or regional settings.
For the fall 2018 Planning Studio, the Town of Greenfieldtasked the Masters of Regional Planning Studio to prepare a vision plan that focuses on improving Greenfield’sRoute 5 Southern/Deerfield Street Corridor. Greenfield’s Deerfield Street neighborhood serves as the southern gateway to the Downtown. This area has been in transition for several years as the City has invested in housing and infrastructure along this stretch. The key projects have been upgrade of sidewalks, creation of a small riverside park, renovation of distressed housing. Recently, the neighborhood has seen investment in new housing. The Arbors (constructed in 2007) is an upscale assisted housing residence thatalso has low-income housing units. The Green River Commons (2018) consists of eight newhigh performance (energy) modest-sized condominiums with units as fourlow-income housing. In addition, there are several multifamily homes have been or are scheduledfor rehabilitation under the City\u27s Housing Rehab Program