Os Terena no Movimento Indígena: a constituição de sujeitos políticos em situação de alteridade e adversidade

Abstract

Through this research, we sought to outline the construction of Terena's protagonism within the surrounding society, through the mapping and analysis of the actions developed by the group described in the final documents prepared after the Terena People's Assemblies, as well as the interethnic experiences pointed out in these documents. The Great Assemblies of the Terena People constitute a space for debates and discussions around the demands indicated by the group, the analysis of the Assemblies and their final documents allows to understand the internal political actions of the Terena group, the constitution of an external political field of action of that group and the production of an identity discourse, forged in situations of great adversity. Cultural Studies and its theoretical field allow us to understand the Indigenous Movement as a process of protagonism and self-determination of indigenous peoples.