Misiones, estado y Pueblos Indígenas: Transformaciones De una Relación Histórica

This work contributes to understanding the complex relationship between the churches and the State with respect to indigenous peoples. The first part collects contributions from missionaries, theologians, anthropologists and historians. His articles expose cases from the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon related to the Capuchin, Salesian and Franciscan missions. It also includes a study on the relationship between the Franciscan mission and the Mapuche in its double role as government agent and evangelizer and a case study in Chimborazo, as well as a critical review of the documents surrounding the Synod for the Amazon. The second part transcribes three documents related to the events that occurred in the Indigenous Residential Schools of Canada that shocked public opinion. It is an excerpt from the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015); the Declaration of Apology of the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the indigenous people of this land; and, finally, the Open Letter from the Indigenous Pastoral Team (EDIPA) of Neuquén (Argentina) that echoes the events in Canada from the perspective of solidarity, healing and reparation.