La jornada de la Federación de Organizaciones Indígenas del Río Negro para la demarcación de las tierras tradicionales en Brasil

Fernanda Martinez de Oliveira; Jacqueline Brigagão; Peter Spink

doi:10.5565/rev/athenead/v11n2.860

The Federation of Indian Organizations of the Negro River’s journey for traditional land demarcation in Brazil

Authors

Fernanda Martinez de Oliveira Research affiliate at the Center for Public Administration and Government, CEAPG at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, FGV
Jacqueline Brigagão Professor of Psychology, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, EACH-USP
Peter Spink Director of the Center for Public Administration and Government, CEAPG, and Professor of Public Administration and Government, Getulio Vargas Foundation, FGV

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Abstract

The article aims to present the fight for government recognition of indigenous collective rights to land ownership in the Upper Rio Negro region in Brazil. It contextualizes the historical aspects of the colonization process in the region and the efforts to create the Federation of Indian Organizations of the Negro River (FOIRN). Focus of particular interest is how the organizational strategy adopted by the FOIRN has allowed the Indian population of the Upper Rio Negro to active participate in the land demarcation process, with their opinions heard and respected. The article was written with basis on information obtained from a variety of sources, such as documents, conversations and interviews with the main social actors involved in the area, carried out during a field visit to São Gabriel da Cachoeira in January 2010.

Keywords

Indigenous Peoples, Land Demarcation, Organization, Brazil

Author Biographies

Fernanda Martinez de Oliveira, Research affiliate at the Center for Public Administration and Government, CEAPG at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, FGV

Fernanda has a B.A. and a M.A. degree in Public Administration and Government (Fundação Getulio Vargas, 2002 and 2006). Currently she is a research affiliate at the Center for Public Administration and Government, CEAPG-FGV, and an independent consultant working with immigrants’ groups in San Francisco, California.

Jacqueline Brigagão, Professor of Psychology, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, EACH-USP

Jacqueline has a B.A. in Psychology (Federal University of Uberlândia, 1988), a M.A. in Social Psychology (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, 1994) and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (University of São Paulo, 1998). Currently she is a full time professor at the University of São Paulo's School of Humanities and Arts (EACH-USP).

Peter Spink, Director of the Center for Public Administration and Government, CEAPG, and Professor of Public Administration and Government, Getulio Vargas Foundation, FGV

Peter graduated in Psychology at University of London (1965) and has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Birkbeck College (1976). He is a full time professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation and a member of its Center for Public Administration and Government (CEAPG).