“Kalunga” identidades territoriais de um gênero de vida em transição nas terras do nordeste goiano

• Autor(a) principal: Amorim, Wilma Melhorim
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/4982
• topic: Remanescentes quilombolas; Gênero de vida; Conflitos pela terra; Identidade; CIENCIAS HUMANAS::GEOGRAFIA

The thesis analyzes the time-space of the Kalunga‟s manner of life. The Kalungas live in the Cerrado regions of the valleys of Serra Geral, in the northeast of the state of Goias. This research sought to understand what makes them a traditional community and which, from the regions that they live, can be denominated sertão. In addition, it sought to analyzes their inclusion in the category of remaining Quilombolas communities based on self-recognition. This identification is part of an identity reframing, which got stronger since the 1988 Brazilian Constitution. It also approaches the issue of land tenure, which is an element of conflict and dispute because of land usurpations and invasions and due to the difficulty of compliance with the legal procedures that guarantee, to the remaining Quilombolas communities, collective rights over the territory that they inhabit. This territory is now recognized as 'Sítio Histórico e Patrimônio Cultural Kalunga'. The thesis, through the concept of manner of life analysis, seeks to reinterpret life in traditional communities presently. Therefore, we resorted to the methodological tradition of ethnographic research. The method of apprehension is the phenomenological, which has gained strength in humanistic geography, through the use of cultural geography approaches. Fieldwork took a prominent position to the understanding of culture, identity and territory. It was concluded that the main issues that have complicated the Kalungas' lives over the years have not yet been resolved. This fact demonstrates the need to broaden the debate and, at the same time, to discuss the obstacles for the recognition of the remaining Quilombolas communities' rights. It is necessary to seek, in particular, the warranty of ownership and use of the lands traditionally occupied by them, embracing their ethnic and cultural elements, considered fundamental for the maintenance of their traditions and manner of life. The context points to the need for mobilization by the actors connected with the Quilombolas' movement, emphasizing that it is necessary to organize and to reclaim.