1. The children take care of the
easier tasks (like winding the
spools of thread), some do not
go to school.
The women perform
housework, take care of
children, cook and are engaged
in spinning and carding.
There are several rural
parishes, with few basic
services.
Although the spirit of the
indigenous community is based
on kinship relationships (blood
and ritual), these relationships
are necessarily egalitarian and
non-exploitative relationships.
They are social relations of
production but that can be
disguised as kinship relations
and be used to hire relatives
(day laborers) with lower
salaries than legal ones or to
occupy boys and girls as
servants without any type of
remuneration.
Racist and discriminatory
behaviors and attitudes are still
present, especially in the
unequal access that this group
has to health and education
services (state and private) and
in the daily dealings with the
country's mestizo population.
Otavalo is a city in the Andean
highlands of the Imbabura province,
north of Ecuador. It is known for its
Otavalo market in the central Plaza de
Ponchos, where locals dressed in
traditional indigenous clothing sell
colorful textiles and handicrafts.
REGION: Sierra
LOCATION: Imbabura
LANGUAGE: Otavaleño Kichwa
POPULATION: approximately 65,000
inhabitants
Caiza Yandri
9 "E"
Ethnic and cultural
identity
It is an indigenous
Kichwa population from
the canton of Otavalo in
northern Ecuador and
historically known for its
artisan tradition,
focused mainly on the
production of textiles,
and occupation in
commerce, both with
roots in the pre-colonial
period.
Social, economic and cultural inequality
Like the group of peoples
of the Kichwa nationality,
the Otavalos are organized
for the most part, in
communities, communities
whose primary cell is the
monogamic family and as
forms of family union,
Catholic marriage, free
union or marriage.
contractual.
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Otavaleños
“ Cotacachi, Ecuador
indigenous dress”
Educational
Institution "Miguel
de Santiago"
In Otavalo,
interculturality is
observed in every corner
and is manifested through
folklore. Its inhabitants
wear their traditional
garments with pride and
elegance, most of which
are made by themselves.
Color, detail and
symbolism are
embroidered on ponchos,
blouses, anacos, skirts and
sashes.
