Saberes indígenas na escola

Abstract

This article discusses the importance of the Indigenous Knowledge in the School initiative for the Akwẽ Xerente people, in order to broaden the research on the sociocultural and linguistic aspects of these people, as well as their impact on the development of an indigenous education based on the reality and characteristics of each Ethnicity. It also presents the findings of a research on the social life cycle of the Akwẽ Xerente child.