Kaiowa and Guarani autonomy: Nhanderu and Nhandesy actions to create tekoha
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https://doi.org/10.11606/1678-9857.ra.2022.204550Keywords:
Autonomy, Tekoha, Land recovery, Kaiowá chants, CosmopoliticsAbstract
The land struggle movement between the Kaiowa and Guarani has been active since the 1980s in a process of reclaiming spaces traditionally occupied (called tekoha) by these communities in the south of Mato Grosso do Sul. These are spaces where indigenous people enter in search of self-determination and autonomy and as such they need to undergo a transformation of cosmic dimensions in order to effectively become a tekoha – “a place where we can live our own way”. In this sense, the chants of the “prayers” (rezadores) – nhanderu and nhandesy – are a fundamental part of this process. From the experience of the indigenous researcher as a member of a family network associated with a land reclamation, the article offers a reflection that elucidates how, from the point of view of the prayers, this process of constitution of the tekoha takes place.
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