%0 Journal Article %T The legacy of Darrell Posey: from ethnobiological research among the Kayap車 to the protection of indigenous knowledge %A Claudia Leonor L車pez Garc谷s %A Pascale de Robert %J Boletim do Museu Paraense Em赤lio Goeldi. Ci那ncias Humanas %D 2012 %I Museu Paraense Em赤lio Goeldi %X Darrell Posey (1947-2001) made his mayor ethnobiological studies between Meb那ng kre-Kayap車, a J那 speaking people who inhabits territories officially recognized by Brazilian State in the region of the upper and middle Xing迆 river. Based on the analysis of Posey's work on the Kayap車; on documentary research in the Guilherme de La Penha Archives, in the Goeldi Museum; and on testimonies of indigenous people and researchers who were his colleagues in this institution, the article discusses the scientific and political legacy of Posey, considering his contributions to ethnobiology and current discussions on the protection of traditional knowledge. %K Darrell Posey %K Ethnobiology %K Indigenous knowledge %K Intellectual Property Rights %K Meb那ng kre-Kayap車 %K Xingu River %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222012000200015&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=es