A smiling pilaga indian boy in Formosa, Argentina


Argentina Formosa Indigenous communities Formosa province is a backward area full of small towns and indigenous communities Biogeographically it is included within the Chaco region where patches of forests grasslands marshes and other wetlands alternate creating a wonderful mix of biodiversed and culturally rich landscapes displayed in a flat terrain Native nations have always been relagated in the national project After being finally pacified by the army of the young Argentina Nation at the end of the XIX century they were forced to get into the labor market in uneven conditiones Nowadays they still suffer the consequences Despite some of the communities enjoy the property of their lands just small territories they struggle to survive The photo shows a small boy smiling from an indigenous community


Size: 5436px × 3546px
Location: Argentina, Chaco Region, Formosa
Photo credit: © Christian Ostrosky / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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