Sumario: | This work of synthesis points to a panoramic vision of the Indigenous policies of differentArgentine national governments from the period after independence to the present. Diverse legaland judicial institutional frameworks are analyzed in order to contribute a better understandingof the relations among Indigenous societies, the government, and the greater Argentine society.The second part of the article focuses on the period starting with the democratic transitionin 1983 during which indigenous political entities emerged, building up a discourse of demandto create a genuine democracy, highlighting for the first time the multi-ethnic character ofthe nation. This article analyzes the evolution of Indigenous groups, from being historicallyunderserved and subordinate, toward a new type of Indigenous citizenship.
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