In the Production of Life: The Walking and Stopping of the Nukak

The result of a work of biographical nature, this article is the result of a research carried out for the conclusion of a Master's Degree. The present work aims to discuss the ways of inhabiting the Nukak forests. Inhabitants of the Colombian Amazon, in the interfluve of the Middle Guaviare and...

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Autor: Rompinelli, Raphael Gouvêa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Repositorio:Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/43903
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/43903
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nukak
nature
culture
transformation
environment
landscape
Naturaleza
Cultura
Transformación
Ambiente
Paisaje
Natureza
Transformação
Paisagem
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Sumario:The result of a work of biographical nature, this article is the result of a research carried out for the conclusion of a Master's Degree. The present work aims to discuss the ways of inhabiting the Nukak forests. Inhabitants of the Colombian Amazon, in the interfluve of the Middle Guaviare and the Upper Inírida, their mother tongue belongs to the Makú-puinave linguistic group. In particular, addressing this issue through two thematic axes: planting - food production and disposal - vegetative generation. We realized that through daily practices and disposal activities and constant mobilizations, the Nukak promote a transformation of the landscape in which they live. Furthermore, we discuss in the following lines how a dwelling model that prioritizes movement can act as a catalyst for changes in the environment. Finally, we discuss how mobility is a possible form of interaction that involves inhabiting and transforming the forest, in the case of the studied group.