Uma história da questão indígena no Brasil (1973-1988)

Abstract

This article entitled, “A history of the indigenous question in Brazil (1973-1988)”, aims to address issues related to social policies and the historical rights of indigenous peoples. In addition to exposing some fundamental characteristics concerning the indigenous social reality of Brazil, some specific Laws built throughout the country's historical process were presented. For the discussions, the “Directory that must be observed in the villages of the Indians of Para, Maranhão”, the 1973 “Indian Statute” and the 1988 “Federal Constitution” were used. From these sources some problems were contextualized, which are or should be the responsibility of the State, in the perspectives of the formulation of necessary services of protection and execution of public policies to meet the historic rights of indigenous peoples.