OS TERENA E OS PROJETOS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO COMUNITÁRIO EM UMA CONJUNTURA DO REGIME DITATORIAL
Abstract
Using information extracted from scientific works, journalistic reports and archive documents, we investigated the Community Development Projects undertaken by Funai with the Terena people in the 1970s and 1980s, which included the practice of mechanized agriculture in the Community. Expectations, interests, and evaluations of the indigenous people who joined the proposal are analyzed, as well as the results achieved. It is concluded that the government's commitment to guaranteeing the self-sufficiency of communities has not been fulfilled. The projects did not value the planting traditions of the Terena, who had to surrender to new disciplines. After a short period, the activities succumbed due to the reduction in the transfer of funds. Economic dependence and food insecurity have worsened, resulting in the intensification of migration to cities and the engagement of farmers in projects on private properties. Socio-environmental damage was triggered, leading indigenous people to recently seek more sustainable development alternatives.
