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Media as a collective strategy for indigenous self-determination: a case of collective memory building by Ascuri Brasil
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of culture and media studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0320-6827
Federal University of Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brasil.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0034-4589
2022 (English)In: Journal of Global Indigeneity, ISSN 2651-9585, Vol. 6, no 3, p. 1-15Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper examines how Indigenous peoples use digital media as a strategy for resistance in contemporary Brazil. The specific focus is on the Association of Indigenous Culture Directors Ascuri and its work in the Kaiowa and Guarani territories in the south of Mato Grosso do Sul. Our aim is to discuss Ascuri’s work within the perspective of Indigenous self-determination and autonomy and we specially focus on the concept of tekoha. In Guarani language, tekoha combines two crucial concepts: life (teko) and place (ha). Structured as a case study, the paper examines Ascuri’s work departing from reflections about the production of two projects developed by the Association: the project Mosarambihára (2014-2016) and the short-film Mokõi Kovoé (2021), both available on the platform YouTube. Additionally, we offer a description of Ascuri’s presence on corporate media platforms (YouTube and Instagram), its own webpage (www.ascuri.org) and onsite events organized by Ascuri. The methods used in this article are observations (online and onsite) and dialogues between the authors, one of whom is an Ascuri member. The findings suggest important aspects of Ascuri’s relevance to Indigenous territories: intergenerational proximity with older spiritual leaders and the attempted dialogues between different generations via media production. We observed that Ascuri’s work combines online and offline efforts to build collective memory.

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Macquarie University , 2022. Vol. 6, no 3, p. 1-15
Keywords [en]
Indigenous media, Kaiowa and Guarani, self-determination, collective memory, territory
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Media and Communication Studies
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media and communication studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-201930OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-201930DiVA, id: diva2:1721967
Available from: 2022-12-23 Created: 2022-12-23 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved

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