A Government of Indigenous Peoples: Administration, Land, and Work in the State of Brazil during the Portuguese Empire (1548-1822) Miranda, Bruno Romero Ferreira Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco author Dantas, Mariana Albuquerque Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco author journals articles December 2021 2021-12 eng por pp. 24-50 born digital The colonial administration and management of the indigenous peoples of Brazil has been a recurrent theme in historiography. However, the Amerindians themselves, important actors in the process of constructing colonial society, are largely absent from the historical literature. This article’s objective is to critically debate, using modern historiographic methods and theory, three important aspects for understanding the governance of the Amerindians of Brazil: the religious administration, the control of native lands, and the management of their labor. This requires consideration of the indigenous people as actors in their own history and of their actions of resistance, adaptation, and negotiation when engaging with the colonial powers. A administração colonial e a gestão dos povos do Brasil foram temas recorrentes de várias análises historiográficas. Nota-se, contudo, a ausência de atores importantes no processo de construção da sociedade colonial: os povos indígenas. O objetivo desse artigo é debater, a partir de historiografia recente, aspectos centrais para o entendimento da governança dos povos indígenas do Brasil: a administração religiosa, a gestão de suas terras e o controle da mão de obra. Serão levados em consideração o papel dos indígenas enquanto sujeitos históricos, bem como suas relações com os agentes da Coroa, balizadas por resistências, adaptações e negociações. 19 vol. 2 no. 24 50 Aldeias Indians Amerindians Brazil Historiography Colonies e-Journal of Portuguese History vol. 19, no. 2 10.26300/5bt0-4s02