Identidades e conflito na fronteira: poderes locais e os chiquitanos
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2008
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I intend to present, based on identities theory and on cultural
fundamentalism ideas, a reflection about interethnical relations, among
the Chiquitanos and non-indians, in a region of national frontier,
located between two national states (Brazil and Bolívia). I deal here
with a remarkable fact lately occurring in this área which refers to
ethnicity debates among regional population (politicians, farmers,
etc.) A campaign, promoted by some politicians and by State of Mato
Grosso governor, during 2005 and 2006, through written press, tried to
convince state population of the non-indianity of the Chiquitanos and to
prove that they are foreigners, i.e. Bolivian immigrants in Brazil. What
is at play here, is not only a matter related to identity and authenticity,
but a dispute for indigenous lands on the part of local land owners.
In this sense, recurring affirmations that there are no indians in those
lands, only foreigners and immigrants, is in itself a way of cultural
fundamentalism, which admits differences, but when admitted, turn
them empty of legitimate rights, advocating brazilians and national
populations rights. It is presented in this article a short history of the
Chiquitanos in Brazil, with the objective of understanding their current
situation.
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Identidade, Fundamentalismo cultural, Nacionalidade, Fronteira, Etnicidade, Identity, Nationality, Cultural fundamentalism, Frontier, Ethnicity
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SILVA, Joana A. Fernandes. Identidades e conflito na fronteira: poderes locais e os chiquitanos. Memoria Americana, Buenos Aires, v. 16, n. 2, p. 119-148, 2008.