Transitional Justice and Indigenous People in Colombia: A Brief Genealogy of an Intersection

Abstract

In this article, I offer a documentary and ethnographic study on the interactions and intersections between transitional policies and the Colombian institutions that pertain to indigenous peoples during the last fifteen years. Through a theoretical inquiry into the field of transitional justice studies, I focus on the relevant components for the localization and problematization of transitional justice as these emerge from the lived experiences and meanings of violence experienced by local communities such as the Arhuacos from the Sierra Nevada in Santa Marta