Past as Future in Times of Colonialism: Women’s Agroforestry Knowledge and Practices across Generations

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This is an abstract from the "Weaving Epistemes: Community-Based Research in Latin America" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper explores the Indigenous agroforestry communities from São Paulo and Paraná during the colonial period in Brazil. It highlights Tupiniquim women's practices, encompassing their roles in transmitting knowledge about plant cultivation, fostering food sovereignty, and preserving their language. Using botanical, archaeological, and ethnographic sources, it examines the role of Tupiniquin women in the context of colonialism and their cultural preservation - one of the agendas of today's communities. These women's collaborative actions are a permanent bridge that connects the past and future as a continuing fight for civil rights.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Weaving Epistemes: Community-Based Research in Latin America   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38445.0