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Indigenous peoples and the right to land in Brazilian reality

Abstract:

This article deals with the historical process of the legal affirmations of the right of Brazilian indigenous peoples to land. It deals with the violence against indigenous peoples: expropriation and deaths of those who resist and fight for the guarantee of access and usufruct of natural goods. Based on bibliographical and documentary research, it analyzes conflicts that affect indigenous peoples and the concrete need for demarcation as a fundamental condition for the continuity of indigenous life in the Brazilian reality.

Keywords:
Indigenous; Land; Human rights

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