A retomada da morada divina : processos de territorialização, lutas e histórias entre os Mbyá-Guarani da Terra Indigena do Jaraguá (SP)

Abstract

This dissertation's theme is the current indigenous presence in the city of São Paulo, more specifically the presence of the Mbyá-Guarani from the Jaraguá Indigenous Land, located in the northwest portion of the city. The proposal of this work consisted of analyzing the historical contexts of formation of the indigenous land, through an articulated approach between anthropology and archeology, starting from the concept of “territorialization processes” listed by Pacheco de Oliveira (2022), which makes reference to the different strategies woven by indigenous peoples in search of maintaining their physical, identity and cultural integrity, within the contexts of critical contacts with non-indigenous societies triggered over time. I sought to demonstrate how the historical process of formation of the Jaraguá Indigenous Land, as well as the contemporary processes involving the formation of new communities and the presentation of their culture, are all permeated and guided by Nhanderekó, a diacritical category used to refer to conduct and ways of specific being/living of the Mbyá-Guarani, characterized by their deep connection with the land and the Atlantic Forest, promoting policies that involve the recognition of their ancestral territories and their environmental recovery, in the search for better living conditions through the revitalization of spaces created by Nhanderu deities, in the search for the resumption of divine abodes.