Condições do esgotamento sanitário na terra indígena Caiçara/Ilha de São Pedro - Sergipe

Abstract

In order to guarantee the sanitation's universalization, especially of sanitary sewage, it’s necessary to pay attention to Brazilian indigenous peoples. As a topic that needs to be further studied not only in Sergipe but in the whole country, this work seeks to debate Indigenous Land Caiçara's and São Pedro Island's sanitary sewage's conditions, located in Porto da Folha. Through bibliographic survey and document research, mostly in academic papers and brazilian national survey "Censo 2010", a theoretical basis was created to talk about the access to sanitary sewage in indigenous communities, its impacts on their health, and the public policies taken to improve this scenario, both in Brazil and Sergipe. The results obtained indicate that, despite having access to some solution for the collection and treatment of domestic effluents, Xokó people are still exposed to diseases considered preventable due to the predominant use of rudimentary tanks and too little was done between 2000 and 2010 to improve this situation by the State Government, local responsible for the sanitation services. Due to the scarcity of more recent data, it's essential to promote new studies aimed at this community in order to develop viable and adequate solutions. Therefore, the creation of new public policies and academic performance play a fundamental role in positively impacting the country's native people's lives.