Open AccessIndigenous Tribes in Brazil and the Increasing Attack from Business Interests
Author(s) -
Destiny Mugasha Kebirungi,
Alex Förster,
Erin Watkinson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta humana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-0728
pISSN - 0866-6628
DOI - 10.32566/ah.2021.1.5
Subject(s) - indigenous , portuguese , independence (probability theory) , context (archaeology) , state (computer science) , relation (database) , colonisation , political science , ethnology , geography , sociology , archaeology , ecology , algorithm , database , computer science , colonization , biology , philosophy , statistics , linguistics , mathematics
The article offers an overview of the evolution of Brazilian law in relation to the living descendants of indigenous people who lived on the territory of Brazil before Portuguese colonisation. The legal developments reflect the evolution of the relation between the Brazilian state and the indigenous peoples since Brazil gained independence. This short article also offers a look at the implementation of relevant international norms on the rights of indigenous peoples in the Brazilian context.