From the longing to cease being ‘Indian’ to the desire to become one again: Territory, identity, and Performance in a Commune Festivity in Quito
In the Tola Chica commune, near Quito, the San Pedro Inti Raymi festival has emerged in recent decades as a mechanism of ethnic reaffirmation. This strengthening contrasts with a past in which colonial institutions —the church, school, and feudal relationships— delegitimized indigenous-peasant expre...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2026 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Recursos: | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales |
| Repositório: | Revista Mundos Plurales |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/6576 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/mundosplurales/article/view/6576 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | whiteness ethnic identity mishu tukushka politicization of ethnicity San Pedro Inti Raymi blanqueamiento identidad étnica politización de lo étnico |
| Resumo: | In the Tola Chica commune, near Quito, the San Pedro Inti Raymi festival has emerged in recent decades as a mechanism of ethnic reaffirmation. This strengthening contrasts with a past in which colonial institutions —the church, school, and feudal relationships— delegitimized indigenous-peasant expressions, generating significant tensions, which internally were embodied in the figure of the mishu tukushka or “the one who has become mestizo.” In response to communal fragmentation, Tola Chica articulated its resistance through affiliation with CONAIE, a process that fostered the politicization of ethnic identity and the instrumentalization of the festival. In this way, the festive bodily expressions, understood through the lens of performance, reveal a dual ritual dimension of the festival that destabilizes the notion of a fixed identity, highlighting its processual nature and its interaction with popular culture. |
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