BETWEEN AUTONOMY AND REPOSSESSIONS: land governance for the zapatistas and the Anacé indigenous people

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyse the experiences of struggle and resistance of the Zapatista Movement and the Anacé Indigenous People, both of which are connected by a common history: that of being affected by the territorialization of capital, especially in its neo-extractivist configuration, a new version of colonial violence that is perpetuated. Thus, based on an analysis of documents produced by both movements, fieldwork, participation in political activities and events organized by the Zapatistas and the Anacé people, and interviews, we concluded that both experiences are expressions of land governance, based on a conception of territory for life, sustained by their own organizational base, founded on memory and relationships of belonging and coexistence.

KEYWORDS:
Indigenous peoples; Land governance; Autonomy; Retomadas; Zapatism; Anacé peoples