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Show 43 it can be said that, because of the professional qualifications of those participating in this Congress, and because of its basically technical and practical nature, it is logical to expect that this meeting in Quito, beyond any romanticism or demagogy, will have positive results. Editorial. "The V Inter-American Indian Congress," Anuario Indigenista, XXIV, Mexico, 1964, pp.3-6. As it was announced, from October 19 to 25 of this year the V Inter-American Indian Congress took place at Quito, Ecuador. The Congress had an eminently technical and scientific character, focusing its attention upon concrete problems. The participation of numerous anthropologists and Indianists was obtained. Based on the social sciences and above all, on methods and techniques of applied social anthropology, the theory and practice of Inter-American Indianism are an acting reality. When presenting and publishing papers such as these, our purpose is precisely to open the possibility of a deeper analysis of their methods and results, consequence of concrete experiences in the field of Indianism. This will allow, not only to extend these programs and to create similar ones, but also, what is particularly significant, to improve their manner of operation. Leon-Portilla, Miguel. "Teoria Y Practica Del Indigenismo Interamericano," America Indigena, XXIV No. 4 (October, 1964), 333-347. English Summary: The application of anthropology at the service of Indian community development and national integration, and the new attitude to frame the problem in an integral manner in all the American continent, have attained in Mexico an impulse which has arrived at the shaping of a firm Indianist philosophy which pretends to put into practice, in a scientific manner, the fruit of its speculations and experiences, with the orientation of systems which will make possible a correct application of the Government's measures. To duly apply such measures, it is necessary an acknowledgement of the physiognomy and characteristics proper which determine the structure of the Indian community, and so, to promote any process of induced acculturation one must start from an integral knowledge of the cultural reality and the structure proper of the various types of Indian communities. The aforesaid makes necessary to account with duly trained personnel and to precise forms and methods which will permit to initiate new processes of induced acculturation, therefore the form of action is reduced to: 1. The preparation of personnel to three levels: a. One of professionals, specialized in social anthropology and techniques of community development. |