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A Emergência Indígena na História Pensada e na História Experienciada

Abstract

The article analyzes the transformation of representations of Indigenous peoples in Brazil across various temporalities, focusing on the colonizing discourse and the decolonial shift led by Indigenous intellectuals. The study highlights the changes in these representations, particularly in the 19th century, when the Brazilian state sought to construct a homogeneous national identity in which Indigenous peoples were symbolically incorporated as part of the singularity of the emerging nation-state. The analysis also explores transformations in the contemporary period, especially since the 1970s, when social movements spurred the consolidation of the "New Indigenous History." The methodology is a bibliographic review, incorporating a critical analysis of secondary sources, including academic works and official documents, to investigate how these representations have evolved over time.

Keywords: Indigenous representations; decolonial turn; New Indigenous History; Brazilian national identity.