Citation

Magalhães AM. Vibrant 2019; 16.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019)

DOI

10.1590/1809-43412019v16a200

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article examines suicide among the Ticuna based on the dimensions of experience that is little or not directly mentioned in the immediate narratives about the deaths. It thus focuses on how these suicides are lived in the daily practices instilled by state institutions, and on how certain discourses are incorporated in the undertaking of critical daily events. Based on readings, interpretations and local sensibilities, enhanced in dynamics about health, disease and cure, and on the parental demands and expectations related to educational trajectories, the article presents an analysis about the functioning and development of government discourses and programs in indigenous villages. © 2019, Brazilian Anthropology Association. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; State; Indigenous populations; Public policies