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Few studies of Latin American indigenous movements effectively move between the national and the local levels, a task left to sociologists and political scientists. While ethnographers examine the local level, they rarely look at its broader articulations. Undoubtedly, an understanding of the complexities of these movements requires a longer time-commitment than most scholars can manage. Carmen Martínez makes a strong case for more rooted scholarship. Her crucial take on indigenous movements demonstrates that political decision-making is not simply top-down, but takes on more complex arrangements, which can only be explored through years of multi-sited research.