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Bolivia and the Aymara Group 6. Rebecca Clark Lisanne Colombijn Pauline Merten Alex Jiayi Zhang. Table of Content. Introduction History of the Aymara Situation Today Constitution of the Aymara Body Bolivian Constitution of 2009 Conclusion. History of the Aymara.
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Bolivia and the AymaraGroup 6 Rebecca Clark LisanneColombijn Pauline Merten Alex Jiayi Zhang
Table of Content Introduction History of the Aymara Situation Today Constitution of the Aymara Body Bolivian Constitution of 2009 Conclusion
History of the Aymara • 600 B.C. – 1200: Andean Empire of the Tiahuanacan • 13th century: the rise of seven regional kingdoms of the Aymara • 15th century: Incas conquered the kingdoms of the Aymara • Incas did not change the organization of the Kingdoms • Aymara were able to retain their culture, religion and language
History of the Aymara • 16th century: Spanish discovery and conquest of the Inca Empire • Christianization of the Indians • Systematic exploitation of the Aymara in agriculture, mines and on the coca plantations
History of the Aymara 18th + 19th century: rebellion against the conqueror and Peruvian Independence from the Spanish crown 1952: civil rights for the Aymara
Situation Today Bolivia 50 % - 50 % Aymara, 2 million
Situation of Today • Agricultural, fishing, handy craft, trade, mining, cattle ranching • Supernatural phenomena • Death and afterlife • Clothes
Constitution of the Aymara Body Education Language Agriculture Right to Identify Political Representation Environmental Rights Religious Freedoms Freedom from Racial Discrimination
Bolivian Constitution of 2009 Indian nations Positive influence on the Aymaras Indigenouspeople no longerinvisible