Abstract
In this paper I analyze the Kulina territory as an essential element in the elaboration of political strategies and in the constitution of an ethnic group. Through narratives and processes, we can see how the Kulina reinterpret and recreate traditions to face the challenges in their relationship with national and globalized society. Relationship with the territory is full of affective and symbolic content. Narratives are ways of accessing memory to build space, time and to re-signify current struggles. The key to interpretation is the conception of territory - as constructed and imagined: the dwelling place of humans and extra-humans. The territory as a space that mixes the mythical and current time, and mobilizes the defense of rights. This research was developed with the Kulina (speakers of a language belonging to the Arawa family) in the Lower Rio Juruá region, state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Keywords:
Kulina; territory; politics; rights