CINAF, Research with indigenous and afro-descendant peoples, brings together anthropologists and historians who have a consolidated track record of teaching and research with Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples. Founded and recognized by AGAUR in 2005 (2005SGR00647), CINAF has been revalidated in the following calls: 2009-2013 (2009SGR01078), 2014-2017 (2014SGR1097), 2017-2021 (2017SGR756), and 2022-2025 (2021SGR01136).
Throughout this long period, CINAF’s research has consolidated and redefined itself, taking into account the political, economic, and social changes that have occurred in Latin America and the world. With consolidated experience in the study of the dynamics surrounding Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, CINAF works closely with these communities both in the Americas and Europe, also integrating their presence and production into social networks.
Through collaborative methodologies, we have been able to investigate key themes such as citizenship processes, identities and struggles for territories, and migratory movements. Furthermore, we have intensified and expanded our research into crucial issues of our present, such as climate change, disinformation, violence and peace processes, gender, health crises, and the rights of nature and non-human beings. In all these areas, Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples exercise, and at the same time claim, their role as significant and relevant interlocutors.
CINAF is committed to generating rigorous and relevant knowledge that contributes to the recognition and respect of the knowledge, cultures, and rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples.
CINAF’s research is organized around 6 main thematic lines:
- Line 1: Visual and Multimodal Anthropology
Coordination: Roger Canals Vilageliu - Line 2: Anthropology of Indigenous and Afro Communication
Coordination: Gemma Orobitg Canal - Line 3: Anthropology of Dream Life and Peace Processes
Coordination: Gemma Orobitg Canal and Gemma Celigueta Comerma - Line 4: Anthropology of Indigenous and Afro Ecological Knowledge
Coordination: Aníbal G. Arregui - Line 5: Anthropology of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights
Coordination: Mònica Martínez Mauri - Line 6: Indigenous and Afro Sites of Memory
Coordination: Javier Laviña Gómes