Os mitos e a transmissão de saberes indígenas: uma análise crítica da obra "Nós" de Maurício Negro.

Abstract

This article aims to conduct a critical analysis of the work "Nós" (We), an anthology of Indigenous literature by Maurício Negro, which brings together 10 narratives told by Indigenous writers, highlighting how myths contribute to the transmission of Indigenous knowledge. The research is qualitative in nature, using a phenomenological approach, since the object of study is myths, which transmit knowledge about ways of life, as well as about the social and cultural relations established in the Indigenous context. Three narratives were analyzed: "O peixe-boi dos maraguá" (The Manatee of the Maraguá) by Yaguarê Yamã e Lia Minápoty, "Peneira de Arumã" (Arumã Sieve) by Jaime Diakara, and "A Origem do Açaí" (The Origin of Açaí) by Tiago Hakyiq. The theoretical framework draws on the works of Dorrico (2018); De Souza Oliveira (2021); Kambeba (2020); Santos (2018); Minayo (1994); and Sicsú (2024). Thiel (2006); among other authors who address literature and the mark of the construction of indigenous identity.