Native and National in Brazil Indigeneity After Independence
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (684 pages)
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Includes bibliographies and index.
How do the lives of indigenous peoples relate to the romanticized role of ""Indians"" in Brazilian history, politics, and cultural production? Native and National in Brazil charts this enigmatic relationship from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the consolidation of the dominant national imaginary in the postindependence period and highlighting Native peoples' ongoing work to decolonize it. Engaging issues ranging from sovereignty, citizenship, and national security to the revolutionary potential of art, sustainable development, and the gendering of ethnic differences,
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Brazil. Indians in popular culture. Indians of South America. Public opinion. Indians of South America--Ethnic identity.--Brazil Indians of South America--Politics and government.--Brazil Indians of South America--Public opinion.--Brazil Indians in popular culture. Public opinion--Brazil.