The Association of Descendants of the Charrúa Nation (Spanish: Asociación de Descendientes de la Nación Charrúa, acronym ADENCH) is a non-profit organization based in Uruguay.[2] They aim to rescue, preserve and disseminate the identity and culture of the descendants of the Charrúa native indians, as well as to contribute to the construction of the national identity and to vindicate indigenous ancestors.[3]
Asociación de Descendientes de la Nación Charrúa | |
| Abbreviation | ADENCH |
|---|---|
| Formation | August 19, 1989 |
| Type | Nonprofit, NGO |
| Focus | Charrúa identity |
| Location | |
Region served |  Uruguay |
Chairperson | Enrique Auyanet[1] |
It is believed that there are approximately between 160,000 and 300,000 individuals in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil today who are descendants of surviving Charrúa.[4]
In 2005, ADENCH took part in the formation of the Council of the Charrúa Nation (CONACHA); in 2015 they decided to quit that umbrella organization, citing irreconcilable differences.[5]
There are other similar organizations in Uruguay: Basquadé Inchalá, Grupo Sepé, Guyunusa, Grupo Berá, Grupo Pirí, and Integrador Nacional de Descendientes Indígenas Americanos (INDIA).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Interview with Enrique Auyanet" (PDF). Multiculturalismo en Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "ADENCH". Indigenousplanet.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "ADENCH". Mapeo de la Sociedad Civil (in Spanish). Uruguay. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Alayón, Wilfredo (28 March 2011). "Uruguay and the memory of the Charrúa tribe". The Prisma. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
- ^ "ADENCH no longer belongs to CONACHA". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 21 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Arocena, Felipe (29 October 2015). "¿Quién es descendiente indígena en el siglo XXI?". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
External links
edit- "ADENCH as a topic". Parliament of Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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