R E B E C C A C L A R K
L I S A N N E C O L O M B I J N
P A U L I N E M E R T E N
A L E X J I A Y I Z H A N G

Table of Content
 Introduction
 History of the Aymara
 Situation Today
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Constitution of the Aymara Body
Bolivian Constitution of 2009
 Conclusion

History of the Aymara
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600 B.C. – 1200: Andean Empire of the Tiahuanacan
13 th century: the rise of seven regional kingdoms of the Aymara
15 th century: Incas conquered the kingdoms of the
Aymara
 Incas did not change the organization of the Kingdoms
 Aymara were able to retain their culture, religion and language

History of the Aymara

History of the Aymara
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16 th century: Spanish discovery and conquest of the
Inca Empire
 Christianization of the Indians
 Systematic exploitation of the
Aymara in agriculture, mines and on the coca plantations

History of the Aymara
 18 th + 19 th century: rebellion against the conqueror and Peruvian Independence from the
Spanish crown
 1952: civil rights for the Aymara

Situation Today
 Bolivia
50 % - 50 %
 Aymara, 2 million

Situation of Today
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Agricultural, fishing, handy craft, trade, mining, cattle ranching
Supernatural phenomena
Death and afterlife
Clothes

Constitution of the Aymara Body
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Education
Language
Agriculture
Right to Identify
Political Representation
Environmental Rights
Religious Freedoms
Freedom from Racial Discrimination

Bolivian Constitution of 2009
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Indian nations
Positive influence on the Aymaras
Indigenous people no longer invisible