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ASSIES, Willem; VAN DER HAAR, Gemma  e  HOEKEMA, André J.. Los pueblos indígenas y la reforma del Estado en América Latina. Pap. poblac [online]. 2002, vol.8, n.31, pp.95-115. ISSN 2448-7147.

The constitutional recognition of indigenous rights in Latin America and the ratification of ILO Convention 169 prompt various questions. In this article we examine some of the issues in debate. In order to contextualize the debate we begin by indicating the involvement of indigenous people struggles with the processes of State and economic reform as well as democratization. Subsequently we explore some of the dilemmas related to the recognition of indigenous forms of justice, their own ways of "doing politics" and their territories. We conclude that the recognition of a plurality of plublic spheres with distinct configurations is a precondition for coexistence and intercultural dialogue.