UNA BASE DE DATOS CON INFORMACIÓN SOBRE POBLACIONES INDÍGENAS

Este documento describe brevemente el origen del Proyecto "Centro de Conocimiento sobre/de Grupos Étnicos Indígenas Centroamericanos" denominado "Proyecto GEIC". Expone su misión, sus objetivos y las actividades realizadas en la primera etapa en Costa Rica. Además, explica el proceso de creación de la Base de Datos CEGE y presenta algunas estadísticas elaboradas con la información contenida en la misma. 

A “COMMODITIZAÇÃO” DO CONHECIMENTO TRADICIONAL: notas sobre o processo de regulamentação jurídica

Resumo Observa-se que a CDB e MP recorreram às “velhas” categorias vinculadas à ordem privada para “enquadrar”  as “novas” situações relacionadas às “populações indígenas” e “comunidades locais”, como são designados esses grupos sociais portadores de identidade étnica. Nesse sentido, o  presente trabalho procura articular a noção de “sujeito de direito” e de “contrato” com intuito de compreender as conseqüências desse processo de regulamentação jurídica do acesso ao conhecimento tradicional associado à biodiversidade,  na medida em que essas transformações tendem a desarticular as relações construídas, ameaçando de forma paradoxal a própria diversidade, que objetiva proteger. Na verdade, trata-se de colocar  em suspenso os dispositivos legais que regulamentam o acesso, sob pena de não conseguirmos apreendê-los.   Abstract It´s observed that CDB and MP resorted to “old” categories bonded to the private law in order to “square” the “new” situations related to “native American communities” and to the “local communities”, how these social groups, which carry ethnic identity, are assigned. In this direction, the present work intents to articulate the notion of “subject of right” and “contract” with the purpose to understand the consequences of the legal regulation process of traditional knowledge access associated to the biodiversity, at the same time that these transformations tend to disarticulate the constructed relations, threatening in a paradoxical way the own diversity that it objectives to protect. In the truth, it´s treated to place the legal devices that regulate the access in suspended, duly warned not to obtain apprehends them.

Biopiratería y pueblos indígenas: crítica y realidad

La lucha por la protección de la biodiversidad se está llevando a cabo en varios escenarios, desde las comunidades rurales afectadas que denuncian el saqueo y defienden sus recursos locales, hasta los círculos académicos donde personas sensibilizadas ante el problema se oponen a la devastación.AbstractThe fight for the protection of the biodiversity is being carried out in various scenarios, from affected rural communities that denounce the stealing and defend their local resources, to the academic circles where people sensitized towards the problem are opposed to devastation. The issue of bio-piracy has been little divulged, since the institutions specialized on those topics have carried out their research almost in a “secret” way and so far little is known about their final outcomes. The environment issue has had limited linkage with social reasons related to biodiversity since they weren’t the concern of many organizations. That’s why it is necessary to open a debate about these complex issues but related to the daily life of rural and urban communities nowadays. Furthermore, it is necessary to make a critical analysis of bio-piracy and patent mechanisms, in detriment of indigenous people’s interests.  El tema de la biopiratería ha sido poco divulgado, pues las instituciones más especializadas en dichos temas han trabajado de manera casi «secreta» sus investigaciones y hasta hoy se tiene poco conocimiento de sus resultados finales. El tema ambiental ha tenido poca ligazón con las razones sociales relacionados con la biodiversidad no eran parte importante de muchas organizaciones.De ahí que, es necesario abrir un debate sobre estos temas complejos, pero relacionados con la vida cotidiana de las comunidades rurales y urbanas actualmente. Además, conviene un análisis crítico de la biopiratería y los mecanismos de patentes en detrimento de los intereses de los pueblos indígenas.

MÁS ALLÁ DEL VOTO ÉTNICO: LA PARTICIPACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN LA ADOPCIÓN DE DECISIONES. FUNDAMENTOS ANALÍTICO-CONCEPTUALES PARA SU INVESTIGACIÓN EN AMÉRICA LATINA

ResumenTradicionalmente, los estudios realizados desde la ciencia política y la sociología sobre la participación de los pueblos indígenas se han enfocado en el ámbito electoral y las movilizaciones sociales. No obstante, la observación empírica ha demostrado la necesidad de ampliar el campo de visión al análisis de la participación indígena en la adopción de decisiones factibles de afectarles enmarcando el análisis en el cumplimiento de sus derechos colectivos. De esta forma, el artículo tiene el objetivo de asentar los fundamentos analítico-conceptuales mínimos para investigar la participación de los pueblos indígenas latinoamericanos con ese enfoque. El texto se divide en tres partes. Primero, se analizan  los conceptos esenciales del tema: “pueblos  indígenas” y “participación”, reconociendo us complejidades y proponiendo elementos mínimos para su defnición. Segundo, se exploran las justifcaciones y contenidos del marco jurídico-normativo internacional de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas haciendo énfasis en la participación como derecho colectivo y revisando su situación en América Latina. Finalmente, se presenta una propuesta metodológica para la investigación sobre la participación de los pueblos indígenas que operacionaliza los derechos de consulta, consentimiento libre, previo e informado y participación en el ciclo completo de las políticas públicas.Palabras  clave:  pueblos  indígenas,  derechos  de  los  pueblos  indígenas,  participación, América Latina, políticas públicas.AbstractFrequently the felds of political science and sociological research dealing with the participation of indigenous peoples  have  focused  on  the  electoral  context  and  social mobilization. However,  empirical  observation seems to demand further analysis on the indigenous participation in decision-making on the full spectrum of matters that affect them, framing the observance in their collective rights. The present article aims to establish a minimum analytical and conceptual basis for such research on participation of Latin American indigenous peoples. The article is divided into three parts. First, it analyzes the essential concepts of the topic: “indigenous peoples” and “participation”, recognizing their complexities and proposing minimum elements for their defnition. Secondly, it explores the justifcations and contents of International Law and normative system of the rights of indigenous peoples by putting emphasis on participation as an indigenous right and by reviewing the situation of indigenous peoples in Latin America. Finally, it presents a methodological proposal to research the participation of indigenous peoples, which operationalizes the rights of consultation; the free, prior, and informed consent, and participation in the process of making of public policies.Keywords: Indigenous peoples, rights of indigenous peoples, participation, Latin America, public policies.

DOCUMENTS ANALYSIS DATABASE ON ETHNIC GROUPS CONTROL OF INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARY OF COSTA RICA 1979-2003

One way to do a bibliometric study is to examine each of the records that make up a database, each record and extract key areas that may disclose relevant information about the use of the database and documents in the collection . This article shows how a reference database allows to obtain important data that can reach conclusions that in some cases surprising. For this study we used the following fields of Database Control Documentary Indigenous Nationalities of Costa Rica 1979-2003: author, place of publication, publisher, year, language and support. The database analyzed has two thousand records and was developed in the Winisis. Moreover, analysis of documents was made after processing of the data, which was to export records to Excel software Winisis. After this information extracted from their chosen fields and are held by their respective separate chart or graph to present the results obtained. Furthermore, we show the application of different methods to learn more about the scientific aspects as: the Price Index, the Index of Collaboration This contribution will, first, for (as) students in the course of the race Metric Studies of Library and Information Science, National University, demonstrate and practice what you learned in this area. They may also benefit the (as) professionals from different areas, such as anthropologists (as), sociologists (as), linguists and librarians (as), among others (as).