The footsteps of mission in indigenous communities Andina Chimborazo.

Abstract

The essay analyzes the historical memory of the indigenous communities about the intervention of the Andean Mission and the social, identity and political changes  that this cooperation organism generated during the 50’s and 60’s in the last century.  In the same way, it points out the emerging of Indigenous women in the community and organizational life as a result of the mission’s work, through Lauriat’s missioners.  The method applied in this reflection is ethnography, using the technique of profound interviews to community members, men and women who benefited from the development programs promoted by the above mentioned development agency.