POVO POTIGUARA KATU E SUAS ESTRATÉGIAS DE LUTA PELA TERRA
DAS AÇÕES INSTITUCIONAIS ÀS AÇÕES DIRETAS PARA RECUPERAR O SEU TERRITÓRIO TRADICIONAL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-6524.136465Abstract
This work reflects on the indigenous reality in the Katu village and the struggle for their traditional territory. Specifically, the study investigates the strategies used by indigenous leaders in dealing with the State to ensure their territorial and social rights, in a location where official historiography indicated the complete extinction of indigenous populations. Data production was carried out using the ethnographic method, through participant observation and field diary. It also feature interviews with chief Luiz Katu, as well as experiences with the Potiguara Katu people, provided both by the professional relationship of being a servant of the Nacional Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (Funai) and also by the militant commitment to supporting indigenous struggles. It was observed that in the fight for the right to land, indigenous people use two routes of political action in conjunction, institutional and direct action. The Katu village uses cultural creativity, which is part of the struggles of indigenous peoples, to recover, guarantee the protection and control of their traditional territories.
