ABSTRACT
The activity of the Indians inserted in the formation of the Brazilian State was often characterized by the administrators as “riots “. In this climate of instabilities, it was frightening to the political elites of the various regions of Brazil that new ideas were being appropriated by subaltern strata. Going beyond the acts of appointing of the administrators, our objective is to highlight the possible meanings of that conjuncture for the Indians involved in it. Their performance in this and other conjunctures revolved around his freedom and combating to the exploitation of his workmanship.
KEYWORDS:
Indians; Independence; riots; freedom; policy; Ceará