Indigenous; Kaxarari people; illicit markets.
This dissertation presents a study about illicit markets impacts on the culture and social structure of the Kaxarari people, located on the States of Rondônia, Acre and Amazonas border, from the perspective of sustainability and economy. The research central objective to analyze the conditions that encourage the grooming of indigenous people and the practice of environmental crimes that fuel the illicit market, as well as their influence on the culture and social structure of the aforementioned indigenous community, in the period between 2010-2020. The aim was to map the reality experienced by this ethnic group, regarding to the survey of the main illicit markets and the way in which such markets impact the culture and life dynamics of the Kaxarari people. Another important aspect discussed are the protective actions offered by the State to combat violence against these original peoples, given that this is a determination guaranteed by law. This is an investigation with a qualitative approach, supported by the theoretical assumptions of exploratory research, with data collection carried out through semi-structured interviews, documentary analysis and analysis of facts and phenomena that make up the object of study. Important theorists support this discussion, among which the following stand out: Aron (1997), Baniwa (2015), Bourdieu (1989), Foucault (1999; 2014), Silva (2015), Quijano (2009), Cunha (1992) e Aguiar (2018) e Bardin (2011). The Coordinator of Indigenous School Education of the Regional Education Coordination of the District of Extrema and the Superintendent of the Federal Police in the State of Rondônia contributed as sources for the interviews. The analysis of the collected information was developed using Content Analysis (Bardin, 2011). As a result, it was demonstrated that in the last decade, occurrences of violence and illegal acts against the Kaxararis have been increasing, with emphasis on illegal logging, expropriation of the territory by criminal farmers, death threats and grooming of indigenous people, from different perspectives. In the social structure, aspects about youth and indigenous school education were highlighted in the analysis of the interviews, highlighting in this context the absence of an intercultural educational proposal and the uncertainties regarding identity and culture.