Ensino de geografia e suas contribuições para uma educação intercultural indígena: um estudo na escola municipal jardim de Deus da aldeia bem-te-vi, em Barreirinha /Am

Abstract

This research aims to highlight the teaching of Geography and its contribution to intercultural Indigenous education in the Bem-Ti-Vi village, located in the municipality of Barreirinha, in the state of Amazonas. It seeks to integrate the traditional knowledge of the local Indigenous people with the content of formal school education. It gives due importance to ensuring that children and young people learn both the community’s knowledge, such as oral history, native language, cultural practices, knowledge about nature and community relations, and the content foreseen in the national curriculum. Geography, in turn, demonstrates that intercultural education is of paramount importance, as it offers essential contributions to a new understanding of the world. Through its didactic foundations and its political dimension, Geography enables students to develop a critical reading of the territory, broaden their knowledge of the reality in which they live, and strengthen their social participation.