Indigenous Childhoods in Dispute: Institutional Representations and Perspectives of Indigenous Women in Mining Territories
Indigenous Children/Childhoods; Indigenous Mothers/Women; Social Representations; Gold Mining; Mining
This research aims to analyze the representations and discourses on indigenous children/childhood produced by different institutional actors—government, international organizations, and the mainstream media—in the context of socio-environmental conflicts related to mining and gold panning on indigenous lands. It seeks to understand the political and cultural implications of these representations using a qualitative and analytical approach guided by counter-colonial efforts. The study mobilizes the categories of indigenous childhood, neo-extractivism, and environmental conflicts, combining bibliographic research, discourse and documentary analysis, and interviews with indigenous mothers. This path will be constructed in dialogue with the knowledge produced by the indigenous communities themselves, with special attention to the categories and perspectives developed by mothers, recognized as the main caregivers and protagonists in the struggle for children's rights.
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