STEREOTYPES IN BRAZILIAN INDIGENOUS DISCOURSE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE: A RESPONSE TO THE COLONIAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

In this study, we follow the principles of French Discourse Analysis to examine the discourse of representatives of Brazilian Indigenous peoples on environmental issues. We investigate how certain stereotypes operate within this discourse, adopting the perspective of decoloniality, which rejects using Western values as parameters for interpreting other cultures. The analysis identifies how Indigenous peoples redefine traditional stereotypes by valuing them and contrasts these redefinitions with the culture of white people-stereotyped as cold, dehumanized, and linked to predatory and violent practices. Finally, the analysis highlights how Indigenous discourse on environmental issues challenges narratives that subjugate Indigenous peoples and discredit their culture.

Keywords:
Discourse Analysis; Indigenous discourse; Stereotypes; Decoloniality