The Kariri indians “invisibility” process in Cariris Novos hinterlands on thesecond half of 19th Century

Abstract

Here, we intend to expose discussions about the speeches of the "invisibility" process of the Kariri Indians who inhabited the hinterlands of New Cariris, Southern province region from Ceará, in second half 19^th Centuty. There, the local historiography maintained that the natives had been almost wiped out in the war against the settlers during the colonial period, especially in the XVIII century, and those who survived had to undergo in the settlements built in that locality. Thereafter, also in the XVIII century, they were diverted to the villages situated on the coast of the province. With such events, the next century, especially on the second half, it was believed that soon these natives would have ceased to exist in Southern province. This speech remained among the non-indian groups as well as in the local historiography for the whole 20^th Century long.