Building Territories in Urban Settings: Family Networks of Indigenous Peoples in Argentina’s Hinterland

Abstract

This chapter deals with the process of migrations led by indigenous peoples in La Pampa province (Argentina), focusing on how family networks allowed them to build territories in new environments, such as Santa Rosa city. Migration patterns, ways of obtaining resources (food, shelter and jobs) and everyday life features are examined while specific family cases are presented. As regards methodology, this research combines qualitative and quantitative approaches and is based on interviews, genealogical trees, birth, marriage and death certificates, images, city government documents and maps, among other sources. Family networks were drawn with Genopro, a software which allows for visualization of multiple generations and lines of descendance.