Lei e política na Terra Indígena Rio das Cobras: a influência do estado brasileiro sobre a tradição Kaingang

Abstract

This work questions the ways in which the collective leaders and the cacique make decisions regarding the problems that occur in the Indigenous Land of Rio das Cobras, which is located in the municipality of Nova Laranjeiras, in the State of Paraná. Among our objectives, we intend to understand where the role of the community in relation to the leaderships and their own culture is defined, as well as what transformations occurred in the recent historical process that altered the power relations within the Indigenous Land, and what are the points of some subjects of the community regarding the political question and the presence of external laws included in the village of Rio das Cobras. Through the research carried out, it is possible to discuss the issue of politics and laws in relation to indigenous peoples, with the intention of showing ways for the indigenous people to find a way to reduce the conflicts that currently occur within the Indigenous Land. In this sense, the history of the former village leaders will be researched and compared to the way leadership occurs in current times, in order to improve understanding of political issues and internal and external laws in the Rio das Cobras indigenous land.