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36 pages in length. The disintegration of cultural identity for Chile and Bolivia's indigenous Aymara reflects yet another cog in the wheel of global progress, which for some is no progress at all. The inherent struggle for cultural survival is not a new challenge for the Aymara peoples; however, the perpetual fight against succumbing to complete disintegration has become more and more difficult to overcome due to factors of globalization, technological advancement and the blatant circumvention of human rights. According to an Aymara man: "This is a fight between two cultures. One is a culture of life. One is a culture of death. In the West they seem to have lost the value of this culture of life, which has not been totally lost in Latin America." Bibliography lists 27 sources.
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struggle for cultural survival is not a new challenge for the Aymara peoples; however, the perpetual fight against succumbing to complete disintegration has become more and more difficult to overcome
due to factors of globalization, technological advancement and the blatant circumvention of human rights. According to an Aymara man: "This is a fight between two cultures. One is
a culture of life. One is a culture of death. In the West they seem to have lost the value of this culture of life, which has not
been totally lost in Latin America" (A Culture of Life, a Culture of Death). Since colonization first began in Latin America, relations between
indigenous peoples and the forceful newcomers have been strained to say the least. The problems of the Aymara illustrate similar struggles faced by other indigenous populations whose primary objective
is to maintain their heritage in the face of overwhelming cultural challenges. The proposition that claims assimilation is the best strategy to alleviate the problem of cultural identity disintegration
has many saying it is nothing more than a veiled attempt to infiltrate existing cultures so that they adequately blend with the rest of society. In short, to outwardly
encourage assimilation would be nothing short of advocating the quest for control. The ways in which certain texts engage the question of native response to conquest and colonization mirror
myriad populations that have had to endure similar subjugation. Historically, the degree of resistance, along with the challenges effectiveness to outside authority, has not worked in the natives favor,
ultimately hastening a strong dislike for those who choose to colonize on land that is already occupied by native peoples. II. WHAT IS CULTURAL IDENTITY?
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