Indigenous Networks at the margins of development

This work would have not been possible without the help of many people and institutions. I acknowledge the support of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, the Graduate College and the Department of Anthropology al the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the Nelle M. Signor Foundation, the Tinker Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation, and the Illinois Program of Research in the Humanities (IPRH), which provided funds that allowed me to study at the University of Illinois, do research in Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, and write my dissertation. Post-doctoral funding was provided by the Spencer Foundation for Research in Education. I thank my mentors at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in particular Janet Keller, Kris Lehman, Bill Kelleher, and Norman Whitten, my thesis advisor, for guiding and nurturing my interests over the years. Neil L. Whitehead (University al Wisconsin-Madison) was an invaluable addition to my doctoral committee. His intellectual breadth and enthusiasm have in-spired me tremendously and will never be forgotten.