Alianças, traições e reconciliação

um panorama histórico da atual política de reconhecimento territorial indígena no Canadá

Abstract

The Canadian state has a secular relationship with the indigenous peoples living within its borders, and its current policy of recognizing indigenous territories has succeeded in making the designation of large tracts of land as traditionally occupied. The recent policy of reconciliation between native peoples and colonizing society, however, is only the most recent chapter in a history marked by alliances and betrayals that is little known in Brazil.
To fll this gap, this article is divided into two parts. In the frst, through a comprehensive bibliographic review, it aims to bring to light, for the Brazilian academic audience, a synthetic view of the historical processes that culminated in the institution of the modern policy of recognition of indigenous territories in Canada. In the second, it presents in detail of what
consists the current Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements Policy. We conclude by pointing out the importance of deepening knowledge about indigenous territorial recognition
policies in countries with characteristics like the Brazilian case.