tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post7597058032182185827..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Indigenous in BoliviaGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-69619597762161538662014-09-16T11:46:17.970-04:002014-09-16T11:46:17.970-04:00I don't know how the censuses are conducted in...I don't know how the censuses are conducted in Bolivia, but I was included in the 2001 one in Ecuador. Everyone had to stay in on a Sunday and wait for some schoolkids, aged around 16 and wearing their uniforms, to come and ask us the questions and fill out the form. When it got to the race one, our census-takers took one look at the three foreigners in the room and ticked "white" without actually asking us! They only asked our Colombian roommate how she self-identified. Lillie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857495651566700616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-31625088728663209722014-09-16T07:59:48.907-04:002014-09-16T07:59:48.907-04:00You could also mention that the 2012 and 2001 cens...You could also mention that the 2012 and 2001 censuses diverged in number of self-identified indigenous. The number went up in 2001 and then fell sharply in 2012. LAPOP surveys also show wide variation. Probably because ethnic identity is fluid in countries with Mestizaje.Miguel Centellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412326196288989046noreply@blogger.com