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Interpretations of inter-cultural contact: the Shokleng and Brazilian national society

Ethnohistory32 (3)Published In 1985 • Pages: 224-244

By: Urban, Greg.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
During the period of 1914-1916, the Shokleng (Xokleng) Indians of Southern Brazil, who were previously both economically and politically independent, were brought under the protection of the Brazilian state by a process known as "pacification." In this paper Urban defines what the process of pacification involves and how it is differentially interpreted by Shokleng informants and official of the Brazilian government. Pacification, basically a form of domination, is described in detail as it applies to the Indian population.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
External relations
Public welfare
Acculturation and culture contact
Texts translated into english
Gift giving
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Xokleng
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern South America
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2012
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1974-1976, 1981-1982
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1914-1916
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil
NotesAdditional notes
Greg Urban
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
57043343
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Shokleng Indians