THE EDUCATIONAL MEMORIES, STORIES, AND EXPERIENCES OF THE KAINGANG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN CANELA/RS: ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONS, AND RESISTANCE

Abstract

This article presents a section of the results from the master's thesis developed by the indigenous researcher Tariana, who investigated the educational memories, ancestral knowledge, and cultural practices of her community located in Canela/RS. The research, with a qualitative and ethnographic approach, was based on participant observation, interviews with the chief and other members of the village, formal and informal conversations, and recording of daily experiences. Dimensions of indigenous education related to the transmission of knowledge, tradition, crafts, children's education, the use of medicinal herbs, and the appreciation of the native language were analyzed. The results show that collective memory is central to learning and that Kaingang education constitutes a continuous process of cultural resistance and identity re-existence. To this end, it is based on contributions from indigenous and non-indigenous authors who address intercultural education, Kaingang history, and the processes of transmission of traditional knowledge, highlighting the importance of a pedagogy that values ​​original epistemologies and recognizes the plurality of ways of teaching and learning.