Resettlement after forced displacement: Two ethnic Colombian communities

Abstract

Displaced persons have to establish, in a short time and precarious conditions, a relationship with their new territory, while at the same time their resettlement can provoke changes perceived differently by the existing residents. In this article, the process of reterritorialization is studied based on two distinct communities: Afro-Colombians displaced from Medio Atrato region, situated on The Chocó Department, and peasants-indigenous from the Nasa ethnic group displaced from Alto Naya region, situated on the Cauca Department.

Keywords

• migración forzada, reterritorialización, afro-colombianos, campesinos-indígenas nasa