Descrição
The Brazilian indians diseases were an impediment to SPI to implement their civilizing projects and mainly hampered the indians to enter the labor world. This research aims to present health policies, in particular SPI’s, to which the indians were subjected to, and how from the medicalization*, sanitation and medical care have established relations between the indians, SPI Officials and other employees. From these mediations the SPI was forced to constantly rethink their actions and the indians were forced to transform their world from new situations imposed by the context of indian settlements. The changes engendered by the contact occurred within the logic, world views and personal experiences of indians and “non indians” that circumscribed this transformation process and determined the answers to the situations. To demonstrate this process we analyzed the indian Posts from IR7 and Kaingang ?s experience.||O trabalho discute primeiramente como as políticas de saúde do SPI (Serviço de Proteção ao Índio /1910-1967) foram pensadas, articuladas, colocadas em prática a partir de suas ligações com as políticas e ideais nacionais de civilização e progresso, bem como os pressupostos científicos vigentes no período. Em seguida analiso como as sociedades indígenas receberam e responderam a estas ações, enfocando particularmente as diferentes narrativas e lógicas culturais que perpassavam o contato, os diálogos e mediações frente à inserção das ideias de saneamento, higienização, medicalização e cura.
