Abstract

PIA LEAVY, María; SZULC, Andrea Paola  and  ANZELIN, Ingrid. Indigenous Childhood and Malnutrition: anthropological comparative analysis of the implementation of food programs in Colombia and Argentina. Cuad. antropol. soc. [online]. 2018, n.48, pp.39-54. ISSN 1850-275X.

This article presents an anthropological analysis of food assistance programs for indigenous children from rural areas in the province of Salta, Argentina, and the department of Guainía, Colombia. An ethnographic approach is used to assess the implementation of the National Food Security Plan in Argentina and the Community Wellbeing Homes in Colombia. Anthropological analysis brings into focus how the recognition of special rights of indigenous children translates into policies focused on children s bodies that overlook the historic, social and political processes that led indigenous populations to suffer from food insecurity. Thus, we suggest that childcare configures a contested field between state officials and adult caregivers, in which indigenous otherness is understood as the main cause of malnutrition.

Keywords : Childhood; Ethnography; Food assistance programs; Indigenous peoples; Childcare.

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