“Eles podem mexer nos nossos galhos, nas nossas folhas, mas nas nossas raízes não”: território, violências e as agências Tenetehar-Tembé no Alto Rio Guamá (PA)

Abstract

The dissertation analyzes the various processes of transformation of the Tenetehar-Tembé territory and its intertwining with the history of this people in the region of the upper Guamá river, northeast of the state of Pará. Specifically, the work focuses on understanding the indigenous territory, its sociocultural relations and the Tembé agencies in the face of dialogues and tensions with the procedures of the tutelary power and the dominant networks of the regional economy, which reveal a series of violence and r-existences. Therefore, the research has as its starting point a long-term study to understand certain structural aspects that cross the Amazonian reality, focusing on the Tenetehar-Tembé. From this, it goes deeper into the 20th century, the period between 1945 and 1993, connecting with the present time, to scrutinize understandings about interethnic processes and territorial dynamics among the Tembé, thus highlighting other indigenous historicities. To this end, we critically analyze the official documents (written and imagery) of the SPI and FUNAI, as well as other historical sources, and the memories and oral narratives of the Tembé people. This makes it possible to foster discussions about sociocultural complexities, indigenous presences and agencies over time in the Amazon region, especially in northeastern Pará based on the case of the Tenetehar-Tembé from the upper Guamá River.