Centered on one village, Aukre, this article discusses new types of intervillage ties and
coordination in the Kayapó lands in Brazil. Present‐day village politics are animated by a …

Indigenous groups are facing unprecedented global challenges in this time of unparalleled
environmental and geopolitical change, a time that has intensified human-rights concerns …

This article explores how nonindigenous settlers in the Brazilian Amazon pursue vernacular
territorial strategies as they attempt to make property legible and legitimate in an emerging …

This book revolves around two concepts: ownership and nurture. The objective is twofold: on
one hand, it is an attempt to bring into dialogue (and into tension) these concepts such as …

A few days after I arrived back in the United States from a year of fieldwork in Brazil, an
article entitled" Former Slave Havens in Brazil Gaining Rights" appeared on the front page of …

Lands inhabited by indigenous peoples often have low population density but abundant
natural resources. For those reasons, many actors have historically attempted to occupy …

Despite the constitutional inscription of the territorial rights of indigenous and quilombola
peoples, a new kind of conflict has emerged between differently classified populations. This …

In protest of various assaults on their lands and culture, indigenous people are mobilizing in
protest against dam construction around the world (Oliver-Smith 2010). Amazon groups, in …

Indigenous lands are responsible for the conservation of nearly 21% of the Brazilian
Amazon, and are the main barrier against deforestation. This research contributes to the …

The first book to address the classic anthropological theme of property through the
ethnography of Amazonia, Ownership and Nurture sets new and challenging terms for …