Indigenous peoples in the urban space and norde's particularities

Abstract

In the context of expressions of the urban issue in Brazil, inequality, unemployment and access to income affect indigenous families living in cities. In this article, data from the social conditions of indigenous life in the urban context of the Northeast region are collected and analyzed by a statistician from the Adja people (Benin, Africa) and a Social Worker, indigenous from the Pankararu people (Brazil, South America). The analyzes result from the documentary, bibliographic survey associated with elements of the experience report of the authors of this article. It is noted the existence of elements that characterize situations of indigenous impoverishment in the urban context in Northeast Brazil and demands for social policy actions.