The politicization of the ethnic: Abya Yala indigenous cultures as the basis for overcoming capitalism

Abstract

Returning to the concept of the politicization of the ethnic, I propose in this work the cultures formed in the praxis of the struggle for life, mainly the indigenous peoples of Abya Yala, as a basis for the search for a proposal of our region to overcome capitalism colonial and as inspiring of a counter-hegemonic integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. For this I analyze the process of politicization of the ethnic in its construction and content from the praxis and reflections of the indigenous movements of the region. I relate this to Mariátegui's reflection on the “elements of practical socialism” present in these towns and to Dussel's concept of exteriority. I analyze the “subtopia” nature of the Good Living proposal as a result of these processes and rethink the problem of Latin American integration from the concept of Plurinationality and from a reconceptualization of Popular Sovereignty. I conclude by highlighting the relevance of the political and epistemic proposal, as aspects inextricably linked in this process, to reformulat