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1. 1. Bridging the past, the present and the future : Ecuadorian indigenous youth defenders’ role in the creation of just social change in Ecuador

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Isabela Pérez; [2023]
   Keywords : indigenous peoples; indigenous youth; social change; Ecuador; indigenous rights; indigenous identities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Indigenous peoples are one of the most marginalized social groups in Ecuador. Emerging as a new actor contesting this situation, indigenous youth defenders (IYD) appear to be leading initiatives that promote indigenous rights in the country. READ MORE

3. 2. Entrepreneurship, Capabilities and Natural Capital : A strong sustainability approach for well-being improvement of indigenous women in Guatemala

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   Author : Marije Poort; [2019]
   Keywords : sustainable development; tourism; capability approach; strong sustainability; well-being; entrepreneurship;

   Abstract : The World Tourism Organization identifies improving linkages and opportunities in the tourism sector as a key area in the field of sustainable economic development. Swisscontact’s project Empodera aims at the improvement of well-being of indigenous women and youth via economic development. READ MORE

4. 3. Real utopias and dystopias from the Colombian Amazon : collective future scenarios under government & FARC-EP post-agreement period

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Danna Villada; [2017]
   Keywords : capabilities; indigenous peoples; peace-agreement; sustainability science; political ecology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : After more than 50 years of internal armed conflict, the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP) raises both hope and concern. There are several opportunities for people, derived from wealth and land redistribution. READ MORE

5. 4. "Seguimos en la lucha". Indigenous peoples' experiences in conventional higher education in Colombia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Maria Paula Silva Correa; [2016]
   Keywords : Ethnic identity; indigeneity; conventional higher education.; indigenous youth; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In Colombia, indigenous leaders and organizations claim that among the problems that indigenous youth face in relation to their participation in conventional higher education there is the potential loss of their indigenous identity and their acculturation (Muñoz 2007; ONIC, et al. 2004; Green et al. 2004). READ MORE

6. 5. INDIGENOUS FEMALE YOUTH IN COLOMBIA - Resisting the Powers of Internal Armed Conflict

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Maria Andersson; Rebecca Summerton; [2013-06-25]
   Keywords : Internal Armed Conflict; Colombia; Indigenous Female Youth; Vulnerability; Resistance;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate how the vulnerabilities of indigenous female youth in the Colombian region of Vaupés are expressed in terms of intersections of ethnicity, class, age and gender, ways in which these youth exert resistance to the power structures within the internal armed conflict, and how these youth experience their life situations. This qualitative research is based on multi-sighted ethnographic approaches entailing numerous data collection sources. READ MORE