"Antes o Mundo Não Existia" A literatura indígena, a luta pela demarcação e a história oral no Alto Rio Negro da década de 1970-1980. a literatura indígena, a luta pela demarcação e a história oral no Alto Rio Negro da década de 1970-1980.

Abstract

This study proposes an investigative analysis of the configuration of writing in traditional Desana tales, as outlined in "Before the World Didn't Exist" (1980). The research aims to understand the intricate relationship between native peoples and the practice of writing, considering, in particular, the shamanic perspective in relation to the inhabited territory and the conception of a History that incorporates non-human entities, such as animals and nature itself, as active agents. In this context, a concise exploration is made of how the Desana mnemonic system builds an interconnection between these cultural spheres, configuring a multifaceted memory network that manifests itself in various forms, such as written texts, material objects and body paintings, all of which refer to the same traditional tales.