The marginalization of indigenous peoples from tribal lands in southeast Madagascar

✍ Scribed by Philip Mulligan

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 106 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0954-1748
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199906)11:4<649::aid-jid605>3.0.co;2-8

✦ Synopsis

This article draw on primary ethnographic data from a village in Madagascar to argue that indigenous' peoples are experiencing increased marginalization' in relation to land, resulting from the expansion of international tourism. It is maintained that with the development of the region's international tourist trade, external tour operators are exacerbating the con¯ict, complexity and contradiction of attitudes and experiences surrounding land issues that already exist within the study area. The article identi®es the forms of marginalization occurring and explores the extent to which select groups within the village are being aected. The article goes on to give details of the emerging areas of con¯ict that result from increased marginalization. In conclusion, the article recognizes the diculties of imposing notions of private property on an indigenous community and acknowledges that in addition to international tourism other global forces are also likely to be contributing to the current situation.