Traditional peoples and communities of African matrix: other epistemologies and philosophies guaranteeing Afro-Brazilian ontological continuity

Abstract

This article analyzes the concept of Traditional Peoples and Communities of African Matrix, dissecting the epistemology and philosophy that guarantee the ontological continuity of the people African descent in Brazil. In this way, it seeks to introduce legal mechanisms for the protection of traditional peoples and communities, questioning the real effectiveness of these mechanisms as guarantors of social justice, taking into account the 'Enmity Policy' rooted in the Brazilian State towards the African descendants of this territory. For this, it will be discussed, from a qualitative approach anchored in a literature review, key concepts brought by Mbembe (2017) in his book "Politics of enmity", as well as problematizing the constitution of the democratic rule of law and the individualistic subject. product of postmodernity, or as some authors define “late modernity” from the plundering of so-called uncivilized peoples. Thinking about how this looting directly affects the possibility of maintaining humanity in view of the conquest and potential destruction of the cosmos as the basis of the white-western postmodern society model. Thus, this study aims to enhance the original epistemologies and philosophies, contributing to other readings and perceptions about the Western civilization process.