Ethnic indigenous Warao: visibility of contemporary western prejudices to ancestrality

Abstract

The indigenous peoples of Abya Yala throughout the history begun with the colonizing invasion of the fifteenth century, have been in a constant period of cultural and social resistance against the direct and indirect attacks of Western society that is part of their environment. From the protest struggles they have progressively gained space, especially in the legal aspect, with the inclusion of laws that ensure both the safeguarding of these peoples and their property and cultural manifestations. However, contemporary emergencies related to political-social crises and the growth of discriminatory attitudes towards ancestral peoples have forced them to undertake a kind of internal and external diaspora in search of new life alternatives. The objective of this paper is to show various aspects of the Warao people, from the Orinoco Delta, Venezuela, from their surroundings and context to the contemporary situation as immigrants to Brazil from which we reveal some questions with the intention of encouraging reflection.