The narratives of indigenous writers

Abstract

The way indigenous peoples communicate with national society gains new strength –writing. Over time, indigenous peoples used only orality to transmit their cultures from generation to generation. Indigenous Literature contributes to the self-assertion of indigenous traditions and culture, ethnic self-assertion of denouncing different types of dispossession and recording the culture of the most diverse ethnic groups. In this sense, the focus of this research is to investigate the narratives of indigenous writers, especially the works of Eliane Potiguara and Julie Dorrico, women with powerful writing and who represent the strength of the written word by indigenous women, women who are erased, exploited and violated in the context in which they are inserted. It seeks to understand how and if the performance, through literary production, has reverberated in political achievements for the struggle of indigenous peoples in Brazil. This qualitative research was developed based on the revised literature about the announced themes, reading works by mentioned authors, visiting websites, blogs and pages that present information and data on the subject. In addition to participating in seminars, lives and reading interviews with exponents of contemporary indigenous literature.