Oral history from an anti-colonial perspective: temporal and anthropocentric traps

This article explores the conceptual pitfalls of temporality and anthropocentrism from an anti-colonial perspective. Based on the narratives of Merina, a Kaiowa indigenous woman, the text discusses how ethnic memory, based on non-anthropocentric elements, challenges temporal linearity and colonial/modern and Eurocentric power structures. The analysis proposes an anti-colonial oral history that considers more-than-human relations and questions the imposition of a homogeneous and progressive temporal perspective, while also highlighting the issues surrounding multiple temporalities in the struggle against coloniality. The work articulates the critique of Eurocentrism and the defense of an alternative understanding of indigenous memory as a referent.