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Este trabalho consiste no estudo de diferentes formas de intercâmbio relacionadas à circulção de bens ao longo das redes de relação de que participam os Aparai e Wayana (grupos caribe, que vivem no norte do Pará), na região oriental das Guianas. Com o intuito de identificar os princípios e valores que orientam tais práticas, são examinados os modos como os próprios Aparai e Wayana concebem, relacionam e comparam essas modalidades de transação. Basicamente, são analisadas a parcerias interpessoais de troca, as obrigações do genro para com o sogro, as relações entre chefes-donos de aldeias e seus co-residentes, as transações com balateiros e garimpeiros na região (aviamento). / The present work is a study of various forms of exchange related to the circulation of goods along a network of relations of which participate the Aparai and Wayana (carib people, who live in the North of Pará), in the Western Region of the Guianas. In order to identify the principles and values which guide these practices, it examines how the Aparai and Wayana themselves conceive, relate and compare these styles of transaction. The interpersonal exc hange partnerships, the obligations of each son-in-law to his father-in-law, the relationship between the settlement leaders and local residents, the trading with rubber gatherers and miners in the region (debt peonage system) are mainly analyzed.

Este trabalho consiste no estudo de diferentes formas de intercâmbio relacionadas à circulção de bens ao longo das redes de relação de que participam os Aparai e Wayana (grupos caribe, que vivem no norte do Pará), na região oriental das Guianas. Com o intuito de identificar os princípios e valores que orientam tais práticas, são examinados os modos como os próprios Aparai e Wayana concebem, relacionam e comparam essas modalidades de transação. Basicamente, são analisadas a parcerias interpessoais de troca, as obrigações do genro para com o sogro, as relações entre chefes-donos de aldeias e seus co-residentes, as transações com balateiros e garimpeiros na região (aviamento). / The present work is a study of various forms of exchange related to the circulation of goods along a network of relations of which participate the Aparai and Wayana (carib people, who live in the North of Pará), in the Western Region of the Guianas. In order to identify the principles and values which guide these practices, it examines how the Aparai and Wayana themselves conceive, relate and compare these styles of transaction. The interpersonal exc hange partnerships, the obligations of each son-in-law to his father-in-law, the relationship between the settlement leaders and local residents, the trading with rubber gatherers and miners in the region (debt peonage system) are mainly analyzed.

Ce travail de thèse est une exploration ethnologique des propriétés générales et des vérités fondamentales que les Indiens Wayana de Guyane française (Amazonie), de langue karib, reconnaissent aux animaux, entre autres non-humains, ainsi qu’une étude des différentes formes de relations entre les humains et ces non-humains, en particulier la relation de prédation, lorsque les uns tuent et mangent les autres. Ce travail expose tout d’abord les différents non-humains qui peuplent le monde wayana, dont l’animal est une des formes. Puis, à partir d’outils théoriques et par une étude lexicale, la thèse étudie la nomenclature et la classification des entités non-humaines du point de vue wayana. Face aux impasses révélées par cette approche, la thèse expose les propriétés ontologiques des entités non-humaines, pour reconnaître une conception animiste des non-humains. Ce modèle, anthropocentré, au perspectivisme absent, s’avère mettre l’accent sur une équivalence réelle des rapports au sein des différentes bulles d’existants. Par l’étude des différentes positions de consanguinité et d’affinité dans leurs interactions avec les non-humains, ce travail révèle que, dans la relation de prédation avec l’animal, cet autre est avant tout un affin potentiel. On noue avec lui une relation d'ennemi à ennemi qui fonctionne par soustraction et sans institution d’arbitrage. Par l’étude des techniques de prédation, la thèse démontre que les Wayana mettent en œuvre des moyens de prédation les plus efficaces possibles. Si les Wayana cherchent un rendement optimal, il ne s’agit pas de maximiser les gains, mais de minimiser les risques dans une relation de prédation avec un ennemi. / This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of the general properties and fundamental truths that Indians Wayanas of French Guiana (Amazon), karib, recognize to animals, among other non-human beings, and a study of different forms of relationships between humans and non-humans, in particular the relationship of predation, when the ones kill and eat the others. First of all, this work presents the various non-human inhabitants of the Wayana world, of which the animal is one of the forms. Then, from theoretical tools and a lexical study, the thesis examines the nomenclature and classification of non-human entities from Wayana perspective. With the impasse revealed by this approach, the thesis presents the ontological properties of non-human entities to recognize an animistic conception of non-humans. This model, anthropocentric, without perspectivism, appears to focus on a real equivalence on relationships inside each boxes of beings. By studying the different positions of consanguinity and affinity in their interactions with non-humans, this work shows that in the relationship of predation with the animal, the other is primarily a potential affine. Is tied with him, an enemy to enemy relationship, working by subtraction without arbitration institution. By studying the techniques of predation, the thesis demonstrates that Wayanas implement means of predation the most effective. If Wayana are seeking for optimum performance, it is not so much to maximize the gains, but is to minimize the risks in a relationship of predation with an enemy.

Cette thèse présente une analyse anthropologique de l’éducation informelle chez deux communautés autochtones de l’Outre-mer français : les Wayana-Apalaï, en Guyane, et les Enata, en Polynésie française. A partir des données recueillies grâce à un travail ethnographique de longue durée, on a pu déterminer le temps consacré aux interactions éducatives dans le milieu domestique, les styles éducatifs dominants et les logiques éducatives des membres des deux communautés. La dynamique éducative a été interprétée en tant que processus de transmission des données culturelles liées à un paysage naturel et social déterminé. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les stratégies éducatives des Wayana-Apalaï et des Enata sont modelées par les contraintes propres à la dynamique postcoloniale et des impératifs imposés par l’économie de marché.Cette proposition de recherche veut investiguer et comparer deux cas d’étude hautement significatifs à propos desquels il existe une évidente lacune dans la littérature scientifique : c’est le cas de la scolarisation des jeunes amérindiens appartenant à l’ethnie wayana et, spécifiquement, au village d’Antecume Pata, dans le Haut Maroni, en Guyane ; et celle des jeunes de langue reo ma’ohi, en Polynésie. L’hypothèse de travail est qu’il existe un évident hiatus entre les curricula qui sont appliqués dans les écoles où sont scolarisés les jeunes natifs et les dynamiques de formation parentale traditionnelles. L’objectif de cette recherche est de démontrer que la prise en compte du contexte culturel et linguistique (et surtout du rôle qu’occupe la famille dans l’éducation des jeunes) doit participer à l'acquisition des compétences citoyennes dès le plus jeune âge, surtout dans un environnement pluriethnique. Pour tester cette hypothèse, un travail de longue durée sur le terrain a été envisagé afin d’obtenir un corpus ethnographique suffisant pour une évaluation transversale en considérant comme variables les styles éducatifs, les perceptions des parents, les attentes des maitres et les curricula scolaires à partir de la question « qu’est-ce que la réussite pour les familles des élèves et en quoi diffère-t-elle de la conception institutionnelle? » / This PhD thesis presents an anthropological analysis of informal education activities among two French autochthonous communities: the Wayana-Apalaï people, living in French Guiana, and the Enata people, in French Polynesia. Thanks to the data gathered through a long term ethnographic fieldwork, it was determined the time dedicated to educational interactions in the domestic environment, the dominant educational styles and the educational logic of both communities. The educational dynamic has been interpreted as a process of transmission of cultural data related to a natural and social landscape. The results obtained show that educational strategies applied by Wayana-Apalaï and Enata educators are shaped by the constraints of the post-colonial dynamics and the requirements imposed by the global market economy. / Esta tesis de doctorado presenta un análisis antropológico de las actividades de educación doméstica en dos comunidades autóctonas de la Francia de ultramar: los Wayana-Apalaï, quienes viven en el sector amazónico de la Guayana francesa, y los Enata, quienes habitan la isla de Hiva Oa, en la Polinesia Francesa. Gracias a los datos recogidos a través de un trabajo etnográfico de larga duración, se determinó el tiempo dedicado a las interacciones educativas en el ámbito doméstico, los estilos educativos dominantes y las lógicas educativas de ambas comunidades. La dinámica educativa se ha interpretado en función de su papel de transmisión de los datos culturales relacionados con un paisaje natural y social. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que las estrategias educativas aplicadas hoy en día por los educadores Wayana-Apalaï y los Enata intentan adaptar las lógicas educativas pre-coloniales (consideradas como “tradicionales”) a las limitaciones impuestas por la dinámica post- colonial y por la economía global. / Questa tesi di dottorato presenta un'analisi antropologica delle attività di educazione informale in due comunità autoctone della Francia d’oltremare: i Wayana-Apalaï, che vivono nel settore amazzonico della Guyana francese, e gli Enata, che vivono sull’isola di Hiva Oa, in Polinesia francese. Grazie ai dati raccolti attraverso una ricerca etnografica di lunga durata (2011-2015), è stato possibile determinare il tempo dedicato alle interazioni educative in ambito domestico, gli stili educativi dominanti e le logiche educative di entrambe le comunità. La dinamica educativa è stata interpretata come un processo di trasmissione dei dati culturali legate ad un paesaggio naturale e sociale determinato. I risultati ottenuti mostrano che le strategie educative applicate dagli educatori Wayana-Apalaï ed Enata sono il prodotto di una tensione tra le logiche precoloniali (considerate come la “vera tradizione”) ed i vincoli imposti dalle dinamiche post-coloniali e dall'economia globale.

Concept à la mode depuis quelques décennies, l’écotourisme s’est érigé comme le produit phare des parcs nationaux en régions forestières. Avec la création en 2007 du «Parc Amazonien de Guyane », les Wayana, comme les autres communautés traditionnelles autochtones, n’ont pas échappé au discours lié au développement durable de leur territoire ainsi qu’à la question de l’écotourisme. Mais quelle est la réalité d’un tel concept dans le contexte du tiers sud guyanais, enclavé, dominé par des identités culturelles fortes et marqué par une activité aurifère clandestine et criminelle ? Cette étude s’intéresse particulièrement à la dynamique culturelle et aux tentatives de maintien d’une identité culturelle, dans une société en pleine transition. Afin d’étudier le changement social et culturel, j’ai observé le mode de vie des indiens de l’intérieur de la Guyane tel qu’il se présente aujourd’hui en référence à ce qu’il était hier. Il ressort de notre étude que bien qu’attirés par la modernité, les indiens dépendent toujours des ressources de la nature et se préoccupent de maintenirleur identité. Les moyens de prélever les ressources ont certes évolué, mais ils demeurent au fond non agressifs àl’environnement et à la biodiversité parce que, ces sociétés ont opéré elles-mêmes des choix qui leur permettent de minimiser leur impact négatif sur l’environnement. Il y a donc dans ces sociétés une préoccupation de gestion durable des ressources. On le perçoit aisément dans l’agriculture itinérante, dans la pêche à la nivrée où, après exploitation et prélèvement de la ressource, la zone exploitée est laissée à l’abandon pour sa régénération. La recherche d’un compromis endogène entre un mode de vie traditionnel et un mode de vie moderne est significative à l’observation et à l’analyse de l’évolution de la structure de l’habitat amérindien. Optant aujourd’hui de plus en plus pour un habitat avec parois, cloisonné et recouvert non plus d’une simple toiture végétale mais de tôles ondulées, les Wayana ne renoncent pas pour autant au carbet-hamac, ni à la prohibition des déjections en terre ferme, c’est-à-dire le lieu où vivent les hommes. Les Indiens, dans leur tradition, utilisent les cours d’eau comme des lieux d’aisance. Notre étude montre que cette coutume est répandue chez tous les indiens de l’intérieur de la Guyane parce qu’elle va au-delà d’une simple préoccupation hygiénique et physiologique. Dans ce système culturel, cette coutume n’est pas déterminée systématiquement par l’environnement naturel. Elle obéit avant tout à une logique écologique propre à ces microsociétés, puis à une nécessite de distinguer nettement deux univers : l’univers des animaux et l’univers des hommes. Ainsi, dans lalogique interne des Wayana, ce sont des animaux sauvages qui font leurs déjections à même le sol, tandis que l’homme pour se distinguer a choisi de faire des cours d’eau ses lieux d’aisance privilégiés. Mais, face au changement imposé par le monde extérieur (sédentarisation, croissance démographique, prestations sociales..), la cohérence interne du modèle social et culturel des Wayana est plus que menacé. Dès lors, la mise en oeuvre de l’écotourisme s’apparente à une confrontation de logiques ; un ensemble de logiques exogènes, véhiculé par ses développeurs et ses promoteurs, et unensemble de logiques endogènes véhiculé par les populations autochtones traditionnelles en cohérence avec leur vision holistique du monde, aboutissant soit à des formes de compromis, soit à des formes d’antagonismes objectant toute forme de négociation. / A fashionable concept for some decades, « ecotourism » has been selected as the leading product for National Parks and large forests areas. With the opening, in 2007, of the “Amazonian park of Guyana “, the “Wayana”, like other local traditional communities, have not escaped from theories related to sustainable development as well as the “ecotourism”. But what reality stands behind such a concept in the southern part of Guyana, geographically isolated, and under the influence of strong cultural identities and a clandestine and criminal gold extraction activity. The current study tries to understand the cultural movement and their ambition to maintain a cultural identity, in a society in complete transition. In order to study the social and cultural changes, the author has observed the Indians way of life in the heart of Guyana today, as opposed as to how it was yesterday. Our study points out that, although very interested by the modern world, Indians still depend on natural resources and are concerned with the preservation of their identity. Their ways of using resources have certainly evolved, but they remain basically respectful of the environment and biodiversity because these societies function in order to minimize any negative impacts on their environment. These societies are therefore concerned with the management of their resources in a durable way. It’s easily perceivable in the itinerant agriculture, also in the fishing “à la nivrée”, where the area is left unexploited for regeneration after resources have been used. The search for an endogen compromise between a traditional way of life and a modern one is quite significant when one observes and analyzes the evolution of the Amerindian habitat. Opting more and more for buildings with partitions and separations, not just covered with basic vegetable roofs but with metallic material, the “Wayana” have not abandoned the use of “carbet-hamoc”, nor of open air toilets where the population live. Indians, traditionally, use streams as toilets. Our study shows that this custom is the same for all Indians living in the interior territories of Guyana, because it goes beyond a simple hygienic and physiological concern. In their cultural system, this rule is not systematically imposed by the natural environment. It’s governed above all by an ecological logic, pertinent to these micro societies, followed by the necessity to clearly identify two different worlds: the animal world and the human world. According to internal “Wayana” logic, it is only wild animals that use the ground for their excretions, whilst human beings, in order to distinguish themselves, use streams. But, facing changes brought about by the external world (sedentary life, demographic expansion, social care…), the internal coherence of the social and cultural model of the “Wayana” is in jeopardy. Installing a culture of “ecotourism” therefore seems to confront logics: one set of exogenous logics brought on by its promoters and another set of endogenous logics maintained by the autochthon traditional populations fitting with their holistic vision of the universe, leading either to some form of compromise or to antagonist attitudes opposed to any type of negotiation.

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Entretanto, quando esta atividade não é feita de forma sustentável a sua pressão pode acarretar em extinções locais e desequilíbrios no ecossistema. Este estudo visa caracterizar o uso da fauna cinegética em duas aldeias das etnias Wayana e Aparai no Parque Indígena do Tumucumaque, norte do Estado do Pará. Foram monitorados e entrevistados 29 caçadores em 60 dias de coleta de dados. As entrevistas permitiram levantar 45 espécies de mamíferos ocorrentes na área e também as principais espécies cinegéticas com suas respectivas temporadas de caça. Ao todo foram caçados 219 animais de 35 espécies diferentes, totalizando 2.558 Kg de biomassa. A espécie mais caçada foi Tayassu pecari (n=50; 1.350 Kg), em segundo Ateles paniscus (n=30; 261 Kg). A ave mais caçada foi o Crax alector (n=18; 58,5 Kg); e os lagarto Iguana iguana foi o réptil mais caçado (n=18; 37 Kg). Destes, todos estavam dentro dos pesos médios esperados. Apenas para I. iguana foi observado diferença estatística na razão sexual, e todos os A. paniscus abatidos eram fêmeas. As curvas de sobrevivência das espécies mais caçadas de mamíferos, T. pecari, A. paniscus, Cebus apella (n=16) e Cuniculus paca (n=12) apontam para uma caça centralizada em animais adultos e senis. As espécies favoritas, em ordem decrescente, são A. paniscus, C. apella, C. paca, T. pecari, Pecari tajacu, Tapirus terrestris, Alouatta macconnelli, Mazama americana, C. alector e Psophia crepitans. Foi registrado o mesmo numero de animais caçados entre os métodos de caça ativo-seletivos e oportunistas-não-seletivos. Devido à caça de grandes mamíferos, as formas oportunistas registraram maior quantidade de biomassa abatida (1590 Kg), enquanto os métodos seletivos que focalizaram aves e primatas, totalizaram 968 Kg. Devido a questões culturais os Wayana e os Aparai procuram caçar os animais apenas quando estes estiverem gordos. Raramente caçam animais fora e suas épocas de abate. A atividade de pesca rendeu 1211,7Kg de 44 morfoespécies. A caça representou cerca de 2/3 de toda biomassa consumida. As refeições com base na carne de caça foram mais fartas e renderam mais proteína do que as refeições com peixe. O consumo per capita diário de caça foi de 104,37g e de peixe 22,44g. A área de uso de caça das duas aldeias foi estimada em 518,73 Km². A análise de sustentabilidade de caça sugere que apenas C. apella e A. paniscus estão sendo sobre-explorados. / The game is very important for the maintenance of traditional ways of life of indigenous peoples in the Amazon. However, when the game is not made in a sustainable way the pressure can lead to local extinctions and imbalances in the ecosystem. This study aims to characterize the use of wildlife hunting in two villages of ethnic Wayana and Aparai who lives in Parque Indígena do Tumucumaque, northern of Pará State. Were tracked and interviewed 29 hunters in 60 days of data collection. The interviews have raised 45 species of mammals occurring in the area and also the main game species with their respective seasons of hunting. Altogether 219 animals were hunted from 35 different species, totaling 2,558 kg of biomass. The species was hunted more Tayassu peccary (n = 50; 1,350 kg), second was Ateles paniscus (n = 30, 261 kg). The most hunted bird was Crax Alector (n = 18, 58.5 kg), and the green lizard Iguana iguana was the most hunted reptile (n = 18, 37 kg). Of these, all were within the expected average weights. Only for I. iguana statistical difference was observed in sex ratio, and all the A. paniscus killed were females. The curves of survivalship of the most hunted mammals, T. peccary, A. paniscus, Cebus apella (n = 16) and Cuniculus paca (n = 12) points to a sharp withdrawal of adult and senile animals. The favorite game species were, in descending order, A. paniscus, C. apella, C. paca, T. peccary, Pecari tajacu, Tapirus terrestris, Alouatta macconnelli, Mazama americana, C. Alector and Psophia crepitans. By the hunting methods of active-selective and non-selective-opportunistic were recorded the same number of animals hunted. Due to the hunting of large mammals, the largest amount recorded opportunistic forms of biomass harvested (1590 kg), while selective methods focused primates and birds, totaling 968 kg. Due cultural issues, the Wayana and Aparai hunters seek animals when they are fat. They rarely hunt animals outside the species hunting seasons. The activity of fishing yielded 1211.7 kg of 44 morphospecies. The game was about 2/3 of all biomass consumed. Meals based on game meat were more extensive and yielded more protein than meals with fish. The per capita daily consumption of game was 104.37 g and 22.44 g of fish. The area used to hunt of the two villages was estimated at 518.73 km ². The analysis of sustainability of hunting suggests that only C. apella and A. paniscus are being over-exploited.