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Between the sixteenth century and the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, strong ritual bonds existed between the Cora communities of the Sierra del Nayar, which facilitated their working together politically and militarily in the name of shared goals, such as the preservation of their cultural and territorial autonomy. However, during the first half of the twentieth century, the rise to power of local Carrancista warlords, the Mexican state's promotion of divisive indigenist, agrarian and pro-colonisation policies, and the growth of the regional mestizo population, spurred the emergence of factional conflicts within each of the cora communities, and of wider territorial conflicts between them. These developments led to widespread violence and the decline of inter-communal Cora ritual practices, which in turn shattered Cora conceptions of an ethnic Cora homeland that existed beyond that of the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Seris are an indigenous group that inhabits the central coast of Sonora, Mexico, identified historically as hunter-gatherers and fishers. They were educated under the rural schools program implemented by the federal government in the 1920s. From a regional perspective, this paper explores the scope of this cultural/educational policy to elucidate the factors that led to its implementation, arguing that the rural education aimed at indigenous peoples was determined through negotiations by intermediaries; in this case, ranchers, teachers, local merchants and members of religious associations who sought to adjust the educational programs to this community's existing cultural conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the education of indigenous peoples in Brazil. The author comments on the role of the Brazilian government in the educational system and curriculum and describes the intercultural elements of indigenous education. She also considers the indigenist policies of the government, resulting in the lack of respect for native culture.

This article discusses the process of modernization in Los Altos de Chiapas in Mexico and in Isla do Bananal in the province of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The author comments on the government policies related to the indigenous peoples of both Mexico and Brazil during the period 1940-1960. He also offers a comparative analysis of the content of the press and the theatrical productions in both countries at the time, many of which contained topics concerning indigenism and territoriality. The use of these media as a persuasive tool for enacting policy is also explored.