Used territory, indigenous health and Covid-19 in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Queiroz, Pedro
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Maia, Beatriz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Patryter
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/patryter/article/view/35493
• topic: Território usado. território indígena. saúde indígena. Covid-19.; Territorio usado. territorio indígena. salud indígena. Covid-19.; Territory used. indigenous territory. indigenous health. Covid-19.

This paper wonders how the new habits of the Covid-19 pandemic interfere in the community of the Santuário Sagrado dos Pajés everyday life, in Brasília. Therefore, the aim objective is to identify the potential changes in the territorial dynamics of the indigenous community in the Covid-19 context. The research methodology involved bibliographic research, fieldwork conducted during the years 2019 and 2020, and the application of semi-structured virtual interviews with the indigenous community leadership, to learn aspects of their territorial dynamics and access to health care. As a result, the research points to changes in the community's ritualistic dynamics and daily encounters, besides aspects such as territory demarcation, information and communication techniques appropriation, and access to specialized health systems, as favorable to the containment of Covid-19 cases in that territorial context.