“Eu não posso sonegar quem eu sou”: retomada, identidade e memória do Povo Anapuru Muypurá no Baixo Parnaíba Maranhense

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the current process of identity emergence of the Anapuru Muypurá people, located in the municipalities of Brejo and Chapadinha, in the Lower Parnaíba region of Maranhão. The study takes as its star Ting point the documentary Brotos Originários (2022, 16 min) by myself, whose production and impact propelled this ethnographic investigation. The research is based on participant observation, interviews, audiovisual records, photographs, literature review, and analysis of documents indicated by the people themselves. The study examines the political mobilization and reorganization actions of the people, as well as the uses of audiovisual productions in processes that relocate colonial images, memory, and imaginaries.