Nangui tereka, hablando duro en la vida política de las mujeres Waorani
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v30i2pe193463Keywords:
Speak hearshly, Female lidearship, Amazon, WaoraniAbstract
This article explores the participation of the Waorani women of the Ecuadorian Amazon, in what they recognize as political life. In communities located near oil roads, this notion refers to meetings and negotiations with Others. Local political life, in these communities, is an expression of Waorani resistance that is different, although complementary, to the great anti-extractive demonstrations that have attracted the attention of public opinion and researchers. The article contributes to Amazonian leadership studies by exploring a discourse called nangui tereka (speaking harshly), an art perfected by various Waorani women. Talking harshly is a way of expressing strength or courage (piñe, pienguimamo), which is cultivated throughout life through a series of intergenerational bodily practices.
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