Knowledges, Cosmologies and Strategies of Hunters in a Protected Area of The Amazon

Authors

  • Rodrigo Augusto Alves de Figueiredo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agriculturas Amazônicas (PPGAA), Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
  • Flávio Bezerra Barros Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agriculturas Amazônicas (PPGAA), Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v36i0.43351

Keywords:

food, quilombolas, hunting, sociobiodiversity, Amazon

Abstract

From an ethnoecological approach we study the knowledge, cosmologies and strategies of the hunters about the wild fauna of feeding importance. The study was conducted next to a quilombola community of Ipaú-Anilzinho’s Extractive Reserve, State of Pará, Brazilian Amazon. We use the methods of participant observation and semi-structured interviews as mechanisms to achieve the results, which were analyzed under qualitative and quantitative perspectives. Our study shows that traditional knowledge about hunting resources are essential in the life of quilombolas, since they are linked to processes of material and symbolic reproduction. Those knowledges about hunting are therefore mediated by both elements of practical and cosmological order, should be recognized as part of the cultural heritage. They should also be recognized in the conservation and management efforts of sociobiodiversity in the protected area studied, contributing to the involvement of the community in the strategies of intervention.

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Published

2016-04-30

How to Cite

de Figueiredo, R. A. A., & Barros, F. B. (2016). Knowledges, Cosmologies and Strategies of Hunters in a Protected Area of The Amazon. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 36. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v36i0.43351

Issue

Vol. 36 (2016)

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