Resumen

PENA-PINA, Joaquín  y  FABREGAS-PUIG, Andrés. Border, Migratory and Autonomy Processes in Mam Territorial Conformation: Changes and Perspectives. LiminaR [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.2, pp.62-83. ISSN 2007-8900.

The aim of this paper is to analyze the process of territorial formation of an indigenous community Mam, from production, migration, political and regional processes associated with their culture and ethnicity in the context of border. The analysis shows changes in the socioeconomic and cultural borders forced to migrate to the coffee plantations and later under the influence of international migration and participation in local political community. Outside, sets its boundaries with other communities, acting as a front for expansion by controlling the territory, using search strategy of autonomy. The methodology is based on the demographic and sociological analysis with data from the last 15 years. The studio is located in an indigenous community at the highland area of the Soconusco region, southeast of México.

Palabras llave : border; migration; autonomy; territory; ethnicity Mam.

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