Indigenous Latin American
Latin american art latin american art indigenous art at the time of conquest.
Indigenous latin american. 50 million people living in latin america are considered to be indigenous. Latin america is home to 42 million indigenous people making up about 8 of the population according to world bank data yet their way of life is already threatened by rapid development in. In peru quechua is an official language alongside spanish and any other indigenous language in the areas where they predominate. Far from being a single group the amerindians of latin america are made up of many different groups with very different languages traditions and ways of life.
At the time of conquest the indigenous artists of some areas although titularly under european dominance in effect remained free from such control. The métis people of canada can be contrasted for instance to the american indian european mixed race mestizos or caboclos in brazil of hispanic america who with their larger population in most latin american countries constituting either outright majorities pluralities or at the least large minorities identify largely as a new ethnic group distinct from both europeans and indigenous. The publication finds that despite important advances indigenous communities in the region are disproportionately affected by poverty and continue to face widespread economic and social exclusion. Statue removals inspire indigenous people in latin america to topple monuments the latest target was a statue of sebastián de belalcázar a spanish conquistador who founded two colombian.
A report by the world bank indigenous latin america in the twenty first century shines light on the situation of indigenous peoples across latin america. On average 43 percent of the indigenous peoples live in poverty surviving on less than 4 a day while only 21 percent of non indigenous live one the same meager earnings in bolivia brazil ecuador guatemala mexico and peru. Latin america s indigenous peoples lag behind non indigenous in terms of poverty healthcare and access to justice. In latin american countries not named above the population of speakers of indigenous languages is small or non existent.
These artists included those in more remote areas such as southern and interior south america especially tropical forest and desert regions lower central. The threat posed to indigenous communities was.