Governmental indigenist policy and the Waimiri-Atroari: indigenist management, tin mining, and the construction of regulated "indigenous self-determination"

ln this paper, S. Baines examines the Waimiri-Atroari case to show that the idea of selfdetermination is being used by Brazilian govemment servants in charge of national Indian policies as a tool for domination. ln this context, researchers are not allowed into the lndians' lands under govemmen...

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Main Author: Stephen G. Baines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1993-12-01
Series:Revista de Antropologia
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/111395