The indigenous populations and the Brazilian national state after the military dictatorship

Authors

  • Cíntia Régia Rodrigues

Abstract

This article analyzes the relations between the indigenous population and the Brazilian state after the military dictatorship – in the period that began in 1984 with the process of Brazil’s re-democratization – as far as the consolidation of the rights of the indigenous people is concerned. It first describes the context of the situation of the indigenous people vis-à-vis the process of Brazil’s re-democratization and then presents the indigenous people as bearers of rights over against the Brazilian state.

Key words: indigenous people, state, policy for the indigenous people, citizenship.

 

Published

2021-06-09