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The Akwe-Xavante in history at the end of the 20th century
Journal of Latin American Anthropology • 4 (2) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 212-237
By: Silva, Aracy Lopes da.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Starting from a sweeping overview of Xavante history, this article discusses recent struggles for land rights and freedom, giving consideration of the many ways in which leaders and communities across generations engaged with non-Xavante actors, including missionaries, agents of the Brazilian government, settlers, business owners, neighboring ethnic groups, investors, and human rights organizations. Over time, Xavante relations with each of these groups ranged from protracted warfare, repression, mistrust and competition to alliance, cooperation and mutual help.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Traditional history
- Community structure
- Settlement patterns
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Ethnic stratification
- Warfare
- Aftermath of combat
- External relations
- Real property
- Acquisition and relinquishment of property
- Political movements
- Administrative agencies
- Research and development
- Public welfare
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Xavante
- 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.
- Anthropologist
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2015
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1999
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- eastern Mato Grosso, Brazil
- NotesAdditional notes
- Aracy Lopes da Silva
- Includes bibliographical references (p.235-237)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 96656073
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Xavante Indians