How do Amazonian native young people perceive, question, and negotiate the new kinds of social and cultural situations in which they find themselves? Virtanen looks at how current power relations constituted by ethnic recognition, new social contacts, and cooperation with different institutions have shaped the current native youth in Amazonia.

Autorentext
Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen is a researcher in Latin American Studies in the Department of World Cultures at the University of Helsinki.

Inhalt

1. The Sociocosmology of Amazonian Indigenous Youth 2. Ritual Passages from Soft to Firm 3. Creativity in Shamanic Practices 4. Forest-Urban Communities 5. Speaking and Acting for Many 6. Recreating Relatedness 7. The Diversity of Being an Indian