Abstract

On May 5 we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Marshal Rondon, founder of the Indian Protection Service (SPI) in 1910, and considered the republican “patron of the indigenous movement”. In the light of this anniversary and demonstrations and honours in Brazil, we propose a debate workshop on relations between the State and indigenous peoples in Brazil. The workshop will consist of three presentations, a historical review of the indigenous movement and sertanistas, a presentation focusing on the latest relations between FUNAI, the National Indian Foundation, which succeeded the SPI in 1967, and the indigenous, and yet another on the indigenous struggles against the State. The workshop will concluded with the book release “Memórias Sertanistas: Cem Anos de Indigenismo no Brasil” (Sesc/2015), authored by researcher Felipe Milanez, which has just been published.

The programme consists of three 20 minute presentations and a one hour debate:

- “State incongruities and the defense of indigenous peoples in sertanistas memories”, by Felipe Milanez  (CES/ENTITLE)
- “FUNAI’s outlook on the Indigenous and the State as coordinating body of indigenist policies” Maria Augusta Assirati (CES )
- “Indigenous struggles and organizations facing State”, by Maurício Hashizume (CES/ALICE) and Priscilla Cardoso (UC/Insikiran Institute)

Activity within the  Social Policies, Labour and Inequalities Research Group (POSTRADE)