Quem é índio? A questão da identidade entre os povos indígenas do Ceará

Abstract

The indigenous people in Ceará have had a particular story. Considered extinct in the nineteenth century, many ethnic groups reemerged in the late twentieth century, raising the question of indigenous presence and affirmation of their identity. Even today, many sections of the population do not understand neither recognize these culturally differentiated communities. In this sense, the documentary Quem é índio? A questão da identidade entre os povos indígenas do Ceará portrays the issue of indigenous identity in the state, through interviews with representatives of some of the main local ethnic groups and records of elements and cultural manifestations that affirm this identity. In this paper, we sought to break with some stigmas still present in Brazilian society in relation to the indigenous and to give visibility to these subjects, who are increasingly active in the public life of the state and the country.