Native and National in Brazil Indigeneity After Independence - Guzman, Tracy (The University of North Carolina Press, 2013)
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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
Cover Page; Native and National in Brazil; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION INDIANS WITHOUT INDIGENEITY; 1 FROM ACCULTURATION TO INTERCULTURALITY; 2 ON CANNIBALS AND CHRISTIANS; 3 ANTI-IMPERIALIST IMPERIALISM AND OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS OF MODERNITY; 4 UNRAVELING INDIANIST HEGEMONY AND THE MYTH OF THE BRAZILIAN RACE; 5 A NATIVE CRITIQUE OF SOVEREIGNTY; EPILOGUE POSTINDIGENISM; APPENDIX FINAL DOCUMENT OF THE CONFERENCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF BRAZIL; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX