The starting point of this article is the contemporary emergence of the theme "native remnants" and "remnants of ‘quilombos' (hiding places of slaves)" together with their main aspects. To this effect, it carries out an analysis of contrasts between Pankararus and Xocos based on their social organization and the collective memory of the various heritages left by their ancestors. Its theoretical horizon is defined by classification agents of the "mixture", category of current use, but with meanings that differ according to social group. A comparative analysis shows that solutions can almost be said to be distinct, both for the original "mixture" and for later forms of segmentation.
"native remnants"; "remnants of quilombos"; ethnic identification; political agents; Pankararus; Xocos; ethnic territories