Territorialization and Paiaku indigenous territories in the implementation of the Directory of Indians in the Captaincies of Northern Brazil

Abstract: With the implantation of the Directory of Indians in the captaincies of Northern Brazil, the native peoples suffered new processes of territorialization that culminated in new strategies of adaptation to the political-legal context of the Colony. In this article, the transfer of the Paiaku Indians from Lugar de Montemor, Novo, da América to Vila de Portalegre as part of Portuguese indigenous policy in the Pombaline period will be analyzed, reflecting on their objectives and problematizing indigenous actions in this context

Keywords:
territorialization; territoriality; indigenous policies; indigenous actions