Relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)

During the Portuguese colonial period, numerous indigenous peoples were displaced from their lands and relocated to colonial villages (aldeias) on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There the indigenous rebuilt their identities and, at the start of the nineteenth century, identified themselves – and w...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a83f51a8a6b743a8876664aa4c6c64212021-12-02T10:31:06ZRelations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.71668https://doaj.org/article/a83f51a8a6b743a8876664aa4c6c64212017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/71668https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252During the Portuguese colonial period, numerous indigenous peoples were displaced from their lands and relocated to colonial villages (aldeias) on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There the indigenous rebuilt their identities and, at the start of the nineteenth century, identified themselves – and were identified – as both Indians and mestizos. This article discusses the interethnic relations between Indians and non-Indians, focusing on the controversies over ethnic classifications, which are understood as political instruments. The documentation concerning land conflicts in the aldeias shows that alliances were established between Indians and non-Indians depending on the conflict. Ethnic classifications also varied accordingly; occasionally, some indigenous were considered to be non-Indians without losing their indigenous identity or classification. The rigid distinction between one and the other carried considerable political weight, which is clearly seen in the documentation. Without denying the conflicts of interest between Indians and colonists, especially those relative to land ownership, it is necessary to qualify them and deepen the profile of the actors involved.Maria Regina Celestino de AlmeidaCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleIndiansmestiçosindigenous aldeiasethnic classificationsRio de Janeiroland conflictsAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2017)
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language EN
FR
PT
topic Indians
mestiços
indigenous aldeias
ethnic classifications
Rio de Janeiro
land conflicts
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
spellingShingle Indians
mestiços
indigenous aldeias
ethnic classifications
Rio de Janeiro
land conflicts
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
Maria Regina Celestino de Almeida
Relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)
description During the Portuguese colonial period, numerous indigenous peoples were displaced from their lands and relocated to colonial villages (aldeias) on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There the indigenous rebuilt their identities and, at the start of the nineteenth century, identified themselves – and were identified – as both Indians and mestizos. This article discusses the interethnic relations between Indians and non-Indians, focusing on the controversies over ethnic classifications, which are understood as political instruments. The documentation concerning land conflicts in the aldeias shows that alliances were established between Indians and non-Indians depending on the conflict. Ethnic classifications also varied accordingly; occasionally, some indigenous were considered to be non-Indians without losing their indigenous identity or classification. The rigid distinction between one and the other carried considerable political weight, which is clearly seen in the documentation. Without denying the conflicts of interest between Indians and colonists, especially those relative to land ownership, it is necessary to qualify them and deepen the profile of the actors involved.
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author Maria Regina Celestino de Almeida
author_facet Maria Regina Celestino de Almeida
author_sort Maria Regina Celestino de Almeida
title Relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)
title_short Relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)
title_full Relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)
title_fullStr Relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)
title_full_unstemmed Relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de Rio de Janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)
title_sort relations interethniques et métissages dans les aldeias indigènes de rio de janeiro : classifications ethniques et luttes politiques (xviiie et xixe siècles)
publisher Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/a83f51a8a6b743a8876664aa4c6c6421
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