Sociocultural Commercialization Practices of Indigenous Peoples of Oiapoque-AP: Exchange relationships in the face of escapes from Colonialities

Abstract

This article aims to problematize the sociocultural commercialization practices of indigenous peoples, in the face of dominant Western practices maintained by coloniality that occurred between non-indigenous and indigenous peoples of Amapá and northern Pará, based on the voices of indigenous academics from the Indigenous Intercultural Degree Course at the Federal University of Amapá. This is a sample of data produced in the context of doctoral research: Sociocultural commercialization practices in indigenous intercultural formation in Amapá-Oiapoque: resistance and changes in the face of the constraints of coloniality. The work has as a methodological option the decolonial approach that aims to deconstruct the structures of power, knowledge, and domination, seeking to bring out the voices and experiences of the subalternized, such as those of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, discussed based on their commercial exchanges. By dealing with the commercialization practices of the indigenous peoples of Amapá, it was possible to expand dialogue and understanding about different worldviews, values, ways of life, and ways of interacting with the environment and other communities.