Análise do papel das instituições públicas na preservação da cultura indígena: um estudo de caso da Terra Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú no município de Itapipoca-CE

Abstract

This research sought to analyze the role of public institutions in preserving indigenous culture in the Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú Indigenous Land, in the municipality of Itapipoca, Cea- rá. Starting from the following question: does the support of these institutions contribute or not to the achievement of public policies aimed at the preservation and dissemination of the culture of these people? The study of the actions of these institutions is relevant as indigenous peoples need support so that their rights are met. The research has the following objectives: a brief historical survey of indigenous policies since the colonial period, the description of the Tremembé people of Barra Mundaú about their cultural aspects and identification of the ac- tions of non-state institutions and state institutions on the Tremembé culture. This research is descriptive in nature, qualitative in nature: case study. The procedures used to achieve the objectives listed: search for books and articles directly on the Google Scholar platform, physi- cal material: books, search for the name or acronym of state and non-state institutions. In ad- dition to news research that linked each institution with the Tremembé people of Barra do Mundaú. To obtain the figures: Location map of the Tremembé Indigenous Land of Barra do Mundaú, search directly on the Google platform. The location figure for the Recanto dos En- candados cultural point on Google Maps. The language chosen for all research was Portu- guese. The main material used for information about the Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú was the Territorial and Environmental Management Plan for the Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú Indigenous Land (2023). The main results found in the research were: the first is that the in- digenous policies formulated and implemented since the beginning of colonization privileged the interests of the Portuguese Crown, then the interests of the colonists and the Jesuits and finally the interests of the Brazilian State, which adopted indigenous policies in the colonial molds until the 20th century. With the economic factor as the engine that drives all these ac- tions. All these actions had the economic factor as the engine that drives all these actions, and as a consequence the destruction of indigenous territories, the attempt at acculturation and assimilation of indigenous peoples to the national culture. The promulgation of the Federal Constitution of 1988 recognized indigenous peoples as citizens with rights previously denied. The limitations of this research include the difficulty in finding research materials about the Tremembé of Barra do Mundaú that would highlight the cultural manifestations of these peo- ple. It is hoped that this research will contribute to awakening the interest of students on the Public Policy Management course at the Federal University of Ceará, as well as other re- searchers, in learning about the cultures of the indigenous peoples of Ceará. It is recommended that we further explore this topic in order to identify new information about other institutions that support indigenous issues within the state. Furthermore, future studies on indigenous issues can be developed.