“The rivers, the fish, the forest, are claiming for help”: Davi Kopenawa and the Yanomami sovereignties in Programa de Índio

Abstract

I propose the notion of Yanomami sovereignties based on Davi Kopenawa’s interventions in Programa de Indio, a radio show organized by the União das Nações Indígenas (UNI) between 1980 and 1990. Such sovereignties distinguish, above all, to claim the federal demarcation and protection of indigenous lands in order to confront invasions of gold prospectors. Fighting for land rights also implied to produce networks with a variety of social actors, such as tribal leaders and transnational allies. Lastly, Kopenawa’s territorial defense promoted the national recognition of Yanomami knowledge and world-making practices. In this venue, Kopenawa established collaborations with Programa de Indio to forge territorial, interdependent and onto-epistemic sovereignties from a Yanomami standpoint.
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Christian Elguera

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St. Mary’s University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at St. Mary’s University (USA).
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