Anthropology 2272F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Canary Islanders, Guanches, Ethnocentrism

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2272F/G
• Professor: Ian Puppe

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Chapter 4: power, culture, and the production of heritage pg. Heritage becomes relevant to visitors as well as to the indigenous community, local neighbourhood, region, and nation. The production of heritage is a sensitive, serious, and valuable activity, but an activity that is permeated with ambiguity, complexity, superficiality, egocentricity, and ethnocentricity in its practice. The role of heritage in tourism has increased in value as a means of distinction (culturally, socially, physically, etc: also, of course, plays a role economically in heritage tourism (contributes to. La gomera is located in the canary islands close to the west coats of africa. Guanches peoples inhabit this area, settling 3000+ years ago (african origin). Guanches peoples pursued a pastoral economy (animal farming / agriculture), and has a stratified society pf kingship + religious leaders. Iberian powers conquered the islands during the 15th century, resulting in different operations on each canary island (7).