Construction et restructuration territoriale chez les Wayãpi et Teko de la commune de Camopi, Guyane française

Two peoples of Tupi-Guarani language, Teko and Wayãpi Indians, live on the territory of Camopi, French Guiana municipality. In this article we try to trace the historical construction of the present territories of these people by showing how and when they appropriate it. We explain how these territo...

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Main Authors: Davy Damien, Isabelle Tritsch, Pierre Grenand
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Language:English
Published: Confins 2013-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/confins/7964
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description Two peoples of Tupi-Guarani language, Teko and Wayãpi Indians, live on the territory of Camopi, French Guiana municipality. In this article we try to trace the historical construction of the present territories of these people by showing how and when they appropriate it. We explain how these territories have become a municipality of the French Republic. In a second part, we present how these people adapt to contemporary changes induced by illegal mining taking place on their territory and to an unprecedented demographic increase of theirs own peoples. Finally, after showing the failure of reunification policies that the French state has imposed since 40 years, we conclude on the importance of the identity claims for their land and their cultures.
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National Parks
Teko
Wayãpi
title Construction et restructuration territoriale chez les Wayãpi et Teko de la commune de Camopi, Guyane française
title_full Construction et restructuration territoriale chez les Wayãpi et Teko de la commune de Camopi, Guyane française
title_fullStr Construction et restructuration territoriale chez les Wayãpi et Teko de la commune de Camopi, Guyane française
title_full_unstemmed Construction et restructuration territoriale chez les Wayãpi et Teko de la commune de Camopi, Guyane française
title_short Construction et restructuration territoriale chez les Wayãpi et Teko de la commune de Camopi, Guyane française
title_sort construction et restructuration territoriale chez les wayapi et teko de la commune de camopi guyane francaise
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French Guiana
National Parks
Teko
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