Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies
In Argentina, lithium mining areas coincide mostly with ancestral territories inhabited by indigenous peoples. The presence of such communities involves rights to autonomy and self-determination that easily come into tension with the interests of the state and the various companies operating in the...
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| description | In Argentina, lithium mining areas coincide mostly with ancestral territories inhabited by indigenous peoples. The presence of such communities involves rights to autonomy and self-determination that easily come into tension with the interests of the state and the various companies operating in the territory. In this article, we analyze the strategies deployed by indigenous actors in the face of non-compliance with constitutionally-recognized rights. Based on a study conducted in the communities of Salinas Grandes and Laguna de Guayatayoc between 2009 and 2019, we show that in the face of unfulfilled constitutional rights, indigenous communities have deployed a cumulative and complementary strategy based on their right to self-determination. The analysis and information presented in this paper is derived from two data collection techniques: the analysis and systematization of primary and secondary documents and in-depth interviews with actors in the territory. It is concluded that in a clear context of juridification, the indigenous communities used a combination of judicial-legal action, direct action and community reinterpretation in order to demand their rights to decide respect for their territory, their ways of life and production, and their own subsistence as a community. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5bb84aec5c68414abae303e894ba5ef52025-02-02T02:14:07ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832022-01-012672799610.17141/iconos.72.2022.5030Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategiesDeborah Pragier0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7500-3546Mariano A. Novas1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0775-107XLucas G. Christel2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1150Universidad Nacional de San MartínUniversidad Nacional de San Martín Universidad Nacional de San MartínIn Argentina, lithium mining areas coincide mostly with ancestral territories inhabited by indigenous peoples. The presence of such communities involves rights to autonomy and self-determination that easily come into tension with the interests of the state and the various companies operating in the territory. In this article, we analyze the strategies deployed by indigenous actors in the face of non-compliance with constitutionally-recognized rights. Based on a study conducted in the communities of Salinas Grandes and Laguna de Guayatayoc between 2009 and 2019, we show that in the face of unfulfilled constitutional rights, indigenous communities have deployed a cumulative and complementary strategy based on their right to self-determination. The analysis and information presented in this paper is derived from two data collection techniques: the analysis and systematization of primary and secondary documents and in-depth interviews with actors in the territory. It is concluded that in a clear context of juridification, the indigenous communities used a combination of judicial-legal action, direct action and community reinterpretation in order to demand their rights to decide respect for their territory, their ways of life and production, and their own subsistence as a community.https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/5030autonomyindigenous communitiesindigenous lawcumulative strategyjuridification |
| spellingShingle | Deborah Pragier Mariano A. Novas Lucas G. Christel Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies Íconos autonomy indigenous communities indigenous law cumulative strategy juridification |
| title | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_full | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_short | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_sort | indigenous communities and lithium extraction in argentina juridification and action strategies |
| topic | autonomy indigenous communities indigenous law cumulative strategy juridification |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/5030 |
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