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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
1993-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de Antropologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/111395 |
| Summary: | 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 govemment administration, this being only a small part of a wider strategy. Such "directed (by others) selfdetermination"reveals the submission of Brazil 's indigenous policy to the interests of both private and state-owned companies. This is specially striking when "Calha Norte" Project is concerned. ln this case, "Paranapanema" and "Eletronorte " are the beneficiary companies which benefit from such a policy . |
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| ISSN: | 0034-7701 1678-9857 |