We are always on the move. Ethnographic approaches to the urban territorialization processes of the Qom indigenous population in the Nocaayi (J.J. Castelli - Chaco, Argentina)

Abstract

This work aims to investigate the urban territorialization processes of the Qom indigenous communities inhabiting the Nocaayi neighborhood of the city of J.J. Castelli, Chaco. These areas were established in Paaxangui, a region seasonally inhabited by the Qom population during territorial movements between the Bermejo-Teuco river and the Salado river prior to the arrival of the roqshe.
By tracking contemporary spatial practices associated with the ways the Qom inhabitants of Nocaayi live in the neighborhood, their homes, and the region, I seek to reflect on the material and symbolic processes existing in the territorialization processes and the current forms of urban habitation.