O processo de construção da identidade étnica na comunidade remanescente de Quilombo Vila Guaxinim, em Cruz Das Almas- Ba

Abstract

This study aims to understand the social and political aspects present in the process of construction of ethnic identity in the remaining community of quilombo Vila Guaxinim, from an analysis of how the activation of collective memory and resistance were important in the struggle for its territory and that recognition resulted in the emergence of new subjects of rights. Therefore, this study reveals itself as an instrument for strengthening the community's self-esteem and quilombola identity, as it reveals information about the history, specificities, demands and struggles of a community in the Bahia state of Bahia for access to and guarantee of social rights. The present study is based on a qualitative perspective, using semi-structured interviews and participant observation with community residents and external agents who were involved in the certification process in order to understand how it happened the construction of the quilombola identity in the remaining community of quilombo Vila Guaxinim, as well as its importance in the lived context.