No meio do caminho saúde indígena havia o cuidado do estado. Havia o cuidado do estado no meio do caminho?: reflexões genealógicas etnográficas sobre produções de saúde na cidade de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

This work is an ethnography which deals with the care in indigenous health that take place in the state apparatus (Sistema Único de Saúde) at the Public Health Network of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. The research took place in the years 2012-2016 and brings reports of institutions, practices and speeches that operate in subjective agencies, cause power struggles and promote resistance. The stories told by the researcher tell about difficulties and the potential of interethnic meetings in health field, showcasing the privilege of the biomedical knowledge and the weakness in dealing with otherness. Indigenous role in their social struggles and achievements blend into the agents along the path which are closed to indigenist cause of more effective and close healthcare for the indigenous people, a population in Mato Grosso do Sul that still suffers from stigmatization, prejudice and little access to human rights.