The 1870 Agreement between the cuna and the Colombian State: the meaning of an action of resistance
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This article examines a treaty signed by the Cuna lndians and the Colombian government in the nineteenth century, involving the lndians in long distance travel. lt emphasizes the symbolic value of this treaty, and indigenous resistance expressed through traditional forms of discourse.
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