O CONCEITO DE ÍNDIO NA AMÉRICA

UMA CATEGORIA DA SITUAÇÃO COLONIAL

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https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-6524.133901

Abstract

In the first part the author reviews the main formulations which have been proposed in order to define the Indian in the New World. He finds that all of them are based on the ethnic characteristics of the indigenous groups, there-fore unfit to cover the Indian peoples as a whole. As an alternative he proposes a distinction between the categories of "Indian" and "ethnic group". The former would lead to a supra-ethnic category, denoting a specific linkage between the groups thus denominated and the larger society of which they form part. This relationship is colonial by its nature and the category of "Indian" is synonymous to that of "colonized", the Indians being the colonized people of the Western Hemisphere. The "ethnic group" category, on the other hand, refers to the specific historical units which possess a common past and a series of communication codes and peculiar and distinctive ties. On this general thesis, the author presents a brief review of the experience of the Indian in American history and discusses his present situation, finding that the colonial relationship has persisted in spite of the disappearance of the classic colonial regime. Briefly, he discusses the position of the Indian segment in contemporary national societies and its relationship with the dominant mode of production (dependente monopolistic capitalism). Finally, several considerations are expressed regarding the implications of the author's thesis on the current orientation of indigenist policies.

 

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Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Pesquisadora dos Direitos dos Povos Indígenas brasileiros, latino-americanos e estadunidenses, e de Direitos Humanos. Mestranda em Direito Público pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Aluna Especial do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social (PPGAS) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Pós-Graduanda em Direitos Humanos. Especialista em Direito do Estado pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (2021). Graduada em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito da Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público (FMP) (2016). Integrante do Núcleo de Direitos Humanos (NDH) da UNISINOS, coordenado pela Profa. Dra. Fernanda Frizzo Bragato, e do Grupo de Pesquisa Fundamentação Ética dos Direitos Humanos, liderado pela Profa. Dra. Fernanda Frizzo Bragato e pelo Prof. Dr. Vicente de Paulo Barretto.

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2023-12-28 — Updated on 2023-12-28

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BONFIL BATALLA, Guillermo. O CONCEITO DE ÍNDIO NA AMÉRICA: UMA CATEGORIA DA SITUAÇÃO COLONIAL. Espaço Ameríndio, Porto Alegre, v. 17, n. 3, p. 1–18, 2023. DOI: 10.22456/1982-6524.133901. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/133901. Acesso em: 10 sep. 2026.

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