THE XUKURU OF ORORUBA BEING IN RELATIONAL FIELDS: IN THE MOUNTAINS, ON THE STREET, IN THE WORLD.
Keywords: Xukuru of Ororubá; Northeast Indians; Ethnic Identity; Indians in the city.
This research was conducted with the indigenous people Xukuru of Ororubá, aiming to understand how the Xukuru people experience their identity beyond the demarcated territory, in other words, based on the relationships involving the Xukuru who live in the city of Pesqueira and those who live in the Serra do Ororubá. Furthermore, we seek to understand the meaning of “partners” (ONGs, Universities, cultural producers, etc.) by projecting the Xukuru way of life beyond the Serra do Ororubá and the city of Pesqueira itself. To this end, we worked with participant observation, conducted semi-structured interviews, consulted with academic productions and cultural productions of the Xukuru or made about the Xukuru people. The anthropological research carried out made it possible, therefore, understand the relationship of the Xukuru with the city as a field in permanent transformation, sometimes intensifying conflicts, through fear, prejudice and persecution, and other times through approximation and respect, for the struggles and achievements of this people.