O Jovem indígena de Dourados e os contatos culturais: delineando a identidade a partir do Jornal AJIndo

Abstract

This dissertation aims to delineate the identity of the young Indian who resides in Reserva Indígena de Dourados - MS from sociocultural disparities involving in the same society indigenous communities composed by the ethnic groups Guarani-Kaiowá, Guarani-Ñandeva and Terena and the majoritarian group of non-Indians. Such disparities reflect in the texts that compose the AJIndo periodical, prepared by members of the Ação de Jovens Indígenas (AJI), from the local Reserve, and made available in printed and electronic formats. It is sought, essentially, to understand how is the production of meaning given in the themes discussed in the periodical by young people who know the reality of the non-Indian community and, thus, may be culturally and ideologically influenced, rebuilding the identity in an age group which, historically, the individual is more exposed and more susceptible to identity changes. It isused as theoretical assumption French line Semiotics, mainly based on the contributions of Algirdas Julien Greimas and his followers to the present, in order to characterize, from the analyzed discourses, how the cultural interference promotes reframing in the context of the minority culture.