Developments in the situation of Brazilian tribal populations from 1976 to 1982.

Abstract

For the tribal populations, the key components of their current situation are the civil society (itself internally differentiated) , the Brazilian national government, and religious organizations. Any realistic understanding of the present-day situation must consider the complex dynamic of interaction among these components, whose long range goals and intentions must first be understood. Attempts to assess these goals and intentions on the basis of the author's experiences in Brazil in 1974-76 and 1981-82.-from Author