Xavante Food Practices, Environmental Challenges and Food Sovereignty

Abstract

This article results from the master's thesis "Food practices and food sovereignty in the Xavante Indigenous Land: challenges and perspectives". The objective was to understand food practices, especially those considered traditional, such as hunting and gathering; the process of food transition, with the changes in eating habits, both in the way of obtaining food, and the food itself, and its consequences, discussing the possibilities of enabling a scenario of security and food sovereignty. The methodology used was documentary analysis, and an interview with the head of the village Etenhiritipá, the study site, to validate and complement the data. The most relevant points of discussion on the relationship between food practices and the environment will be presented, considering the perspective of the anthropologist Tim Ingold of the engagement and relationship of the subjects with their environment, challenges, and the complex context in which the Xavante find themselves.