Abstract
According to the last census of IBGE (2010a) 0,4% of Brazilian population is composed of indigenous, this population has increased in recent years and grew 39% compared to the 2000 census, although they continue being a invisibly population and just recently has begun to be studied by Psychology. The landmarks of the recent approach of Psychology to indigenous issues, detached: the seminar report “Subjetividade e Povos Indígenas” (2004) and the book “Psicologia e Povos Indígenas” (2010). The goal of this study is to update the state of the art on indigenous peoples in Psychology in Brazil, considering PePSIC and SciELO databases. Using as keywords “indigenous” or “Indian” throughout all the collection in the first databases and only in psychological journals in the second, we found 25 papers that have been read in full and grouped according to the subjects studied. We concludes that the articles found are characterized, first, by interdisciplinary, and secondly, the lack of specific well-defined theoretical framework in the area of psychology. We understand the complexity of the subject demands an interdisciplinary approach, however the lack of specific references Psychology tells us that we still have much to learn, possibly by the recent approach of psychology to the subject and also by the very constitution of psychology as science guided mainly individualistic traditions that are different of indigenous traditions, which are based on collectivism.
Psychology; Aboriginal; Indians; Literature Review