MULTILINGUALISM AND MIGRATION OF THE HUNI KUIN PEOPLE IN THE FILM AS VOLTAS DO KENE

Abstract

The article analyzes the social and cultural transformations resulting from the migratory processes of the Huni Kuin people, highlighting the linguistic and cultural tensions that emerge in this context, based on Bakhtinian theory and its concepts of dialogism, heteroglossia, and utterance. Through the analysis of the film As Voltas do Kene, directed by Zezinho Yube, and the statements of Joaquim Maná, the study explores how the communicative and cultural practices of the Huni Kuin transform, adapt, and find new meanings in response to historical and social challenges. The film addresses the revival of the memory and cultural practices of the Huni Kuin people, emphasizing their traditional graphic art, kene, and highlighting how this tradition resists the changes imposed by forced migratory processes initiated during the rubber boom. The analysis suggests that multilingualism emerges as a form of cultural resistance, where languages are recreated in response to new social and historical conditions. Furthermore, the article discusses how the film portrays the Huni Kuin struggle to maintain their cultural identity in a context of migration and interaction with other cultures, highlighting the tensions between preserving traditions and adapting to the transformations imposed by modernity. The study adopts a bibliographic methodology, complemented by film analysis and testimonies from indigenous leaders.

Keywords: Bakhtinian theory, multilingualism, migration, Huni Kuin people, kene