From Eviction to Coexistence: Opaque Connections and Conflicts Between Mapuche Health and Biomedicine in Patagonia
This paper examines how the eviction of the Mapuche community Lafken Winkul Mapu (Río Negro, Argentina) led to the creation of the Territorial Community Network and its Health Commission, subsequently giving rise to the Pluricultural Committee of San Martín and Junín de los Andes. Through an ethnogr...
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From Eviction to Coexistence: Opaque Connections and Conflicts Between Mapuche Health and Biomedicine in Patagonia |
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This paper examines how the eviction of the Mapuche community Lafken Winkul Mapu (Río Negro, Argentina) led to the creation of the Territorial Community Network and its Health Commission, subsequently giving rise to the Pluricultural Committee of San Martín and Junín de los Andes. Through an ethnographic approach, the article explores the "opaque connections" that enabled the incorporation of Mapuche medicine within hospital institutions. It focuses on the "coexisting disagreements" that emerge in the interaction of different notions and practices about health, and on how knowledge is negotiated in culturally diverse settings. Based on the description of different ethnographic scenarios, we highlight the specific points of tension identified by Mapuche people in contexts of coexistence between Mapuche medicine and biomedicine. In doing so, we seek to contribute to anthropological discussions on what we understand as "open spaces" or interculturalism. |
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I28-R246-article-158392025-08-20T13:02:25Z From Eviction to Coexistence: Opaque Connections and Conflicts Between Mapuche Health and Biomedicine in Patagonia Del desalojo a la coexistencia: Conexiones opacas y desavenencias entre la salud mapuche y la biomedicina en Patagonia Do Despejo à Coexistência: Conexões Difusas e Desavenças entre a Saúde Mapuche e a Biomedicina na Patagônia Pell Richards, Malena Santisteban, Kaia Cultural Diversity Indigenous health Indigenous struggles Interculturalism Mapuche people Diversidad cultural Salud indígena Luchas indígenas Interculturalidad Pueblo mapuche Diversidade cultural Saúde indígena Lutas indígenas Interculturalidade Povo mapuche This paper examines how the eviction of the Mapuche community Lafken Winkul Mapu (Río Negro, Argentina) led to the creation of the Territorial Community Network and its Health Commission, subsequently giving rise to the Pluricultural Committee of San Martín and Junín de los Andes. Through an ethnographic approach, the article explores the "opaque connections" that enabled the incorporation of Mapuche medicine within hospital institutions. It focuses on the "coexisting disagreements" that emerge in the interaction of different notions and practices about health, and on how knowledge is negotiated in culturally diverse settings. Based on the description of different ethnographic scenarios, we highlight the specific points of tension identified by Mapuche people in contexts of coexistence between Mapuche medicine and biomedicine. In doing so, we seek to contribute to anthropological discussions on what we understand as "open spaces" or interculturalism. Este trabajo analiza cómo, a partir del desalojo de la comunidad mapuche Lafken Winkul Mapu (Río Negro, Argentina), surgió la Red Comunitaria Territorial y su Comisión de Salud, y posteriormente, el Comité Pluricultural de San Martín y Junín de los Andes. A través de un enfoque etnográfico, exploramos las “conexiones opacas” que permitieron la construcción de espacios de apertura para la medicina mapuchedentro de instituciones hospitalarias. Nos centramos en las “desavenencias coexistentes” que surgen al interactuar diferentes concepciones y prácticas de salud, y en cómo se negocian conocimientos en contextos de diversidad cultural. A partir de la descripción de distintos escenarios etnográficos, nos preguntamos aquí cuáles son los puntos de desavenencia identificados por personas mapuche en contextos de coexistencia entre la medicina mapuche y la biomedicina. Con esto nos proponemos generar una discusión en la antropología acerca de qué estamos comprendiendo cómo “espacios de apertura” o interculturalidad. Este trabalho analisa como a expulsão da comunidade mapuche Lafken Winkul Mapu (Río Negro, Argentina) levou à criação da Rede Comunitária Territorial e sua Comissão de Saúde e, posteriormente, do Comitê Pluricultural de San Martín e Junín de los Andes. Por meio de uma abordagem etnográfica, exploramos as "conexões difusas" que permitiram a construção de espaços abertos para a medicina mapuche dentro de instituições hospitalares. Focamos nos “desacordos coexistentes” que surgem ao interagir com diferentes concepções e práticas de saúde, e como o conhecimento é negociado em contextos de diversidade cultural. Com base na descrição de diferentes cenários etnográficos, perguntamos aqui quais são os pontos de desacordo identificados pelos mapuche em contextos de coexistência entre a medicina mapuche e a biomedicina. Com isso, pretendemos gerar uma discussão em antropologia sobre o que estamosentendendo como "espaços abertos" ou interculturalidade. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2025-06-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/15839 10.34096/cas.i61.15839 Cuadernos de antropología social; Núm. 61 (2025); 111-130 1850-275X 0327-3776 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/15839/14772 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/15839/15094 Derechos de autor 2025 Kaia Santisteban, Malena Pell Richards |