Política, Estado y movimiento indígena: nuevas estrategias de negociación en tiempos de la dolarización

Abstract

The present article analyzes the dialogue process between the indigenous movement and the Ecuadorian state, from the nineties on. It starts with an outline of the historical and political conditions and contexts during the period under examination. In the following it tries to define the principal social actors which intervened in that conflictive scene. It continues, then, with a more thorough evaluation of the movement’s demands as well as of its achievements and failures. The article concludes with some critical appraisals, by voices from different social sectors and groupings, of the challenges and future perspectives immanent to this political process of confrontations and agreements.