Colônia indígena São Pedro do Pindaré: índios aldeados e ‘incivilizados’ no Maranhão Imperial - (1840-1860).

Abstract

This argumentative paper deals with the Cologne San Pedro Pindaré- Maranhão in 1840-1860- indigenous Cologne place of "civilization and catechesis" for the margin of indigenous Pindaré river, to the detriment of the overall project civilization. Was an Indian Colony, proposal and findada by the Indian policy of Maranhão project in the nineteenth century, used as a model for other colonies of Indians who emerged after the Cologne St. Peter's Pindaré. Main objective to build these indigenous colonies ended up on the idea: when the colonized indigenous, would no longer practice their vivendi modes, and thus forget their indianidades, occurring the "sociocultural disappearance" of these populations. The colony was located on the banks of Pindaré river, is one of the main tributaries of Maranhão, responsible for feeding the indigenous people of this town, it was an uninterrupted region mills buildings. According to the compiled sources, the idea ended by Indian policy of this century to the creation of the Colony St. Peter's Pindaré, was to facilitate the navigation of the river Pindaré, since the Guajajara Indians, inhabitants on the banks of that river, made access and transit of non-indigenous very risky because attacked vessels. In seeking to overcome such a situation, the then President of the Province, the Marquis de Caxias, ordered that fundassem a Colony right of this river with the name, São Pedro do Pindaré, under the orders of the Director Lieutenant Colonel Luis Fernando Ferreira. Documents describing on this Colony, match the Indians Directory: crafts are exchanged between directors of Cologne and the presidents of the Province of presidents and directories reports that administered the colony São Pedro do Pindaré. In addition to maps and laws of this period. The chosen time frame was due to the existing documentary variety. We aimed from the enrolled and theoretical and methodological discussions historical sources to question the discourse on indigenous and indigenous policies, deconstructing descriptions of local history, since they have the Guajajara Indians as mere spectators of the stories of interethnic contacts, which, on the contrary, we observe the documentation consulted to date, the various indigenous actions, constructed assemblages before the settlers, the occurrence of conflicts, accommodations and negotiations. We also seek to revisit the documentation the daily lives of Guajajara, in order to know their cultural practices, religious and political. The reflections presented here looking for evidence, especially the importance of place Indium study in the history of Brazil, sharing their past and rereading his memoirs that have been documented in writing the other.