Memória e patrimônio afro-brasileiro em território quilombola: a tônica da preservação no Quilombo de Buri, em Pedrão-BA

Abstract

This work approaches the Afro-Brazilian memory theme, as well as its heritage and quilombo/territory, in the landscape of Quilombo de Buri, in Pedrão-BA, with the advent of legal recognition as a quilombola community. It analyzes the importance of the certification process for the preservation of memory and local heritage and the consequences of the lack of museum monitoring for the treatment and enhancement of cultural assets, from a decolonial museological perspective, bringing as an example the creation and dismantling of the community’s Quilombola Memorial. Regarding the research method, a qualitative approach is used, with exploratory and descriptive objectives, which includes oral and written documentation, bibliographic review, participant observation and interviews. For data analysis, the technique of Discursive Textual Analysis was explored. With a look “from inside”, intellectuals committed to the political and social struggles of subjugated populations and who think from the global south are mobilized, interdisciplinary, to speak on the subject, mainly black Brazilians. Data analysis showed the importance of quilombola certification for the memory of the community, but pointed to the complexity and diversity of this territory, therefore requiring a follow-up process, with regard to the protection and appreciation of its cultural heritage, from public policies of recognition and (re)affirmation identity. Therefore, museological follow-up is recommended during and after the certification processes.