Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: AWAJATU AWETI

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : AWAJATU AWETI
DATA : 25/09/2026
HORA: 08:30
LOCAL: PLATAFORMA GOOGLE MEET
TÍTULO:

TRADITIONAL AWETI CALENDAR: OUR WAY OF MARKING TIME

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Keywords: Aweti people. Traditional calendar. Indigenous school education. Mother tongue. Traditional knowledge.

 

PÁGINAS: 70
GRANDE ÁREA: Outra
ÁREA: Ensino
RESUMO:

This dissertation presents research on the “Traditional Calendar of the Aweti People (Awytyza Epora’ang),” conducted with the aim of recording, valuing, and strengthening traditional knowledge regarding the community's unique ways of understanding and orienting time, while integrating this knowledge into Indigenous school education practices. The research stemmed from the observation that there was a lack of published educational materials specifically addressing Aweti culture, traditional knowledge, and the Aweti mother tongue within the community's school context. The study’s general objective was to document my people's (the Aweti) knowledge regarding the traditional calendar, linking it to cultural values and producing educational material for the village school. To this end, the study considered natural phenomena and elements that guide our cultural and daily activities, such as rainy seasons, fish migration (piracema), flowering periods, cicada songs, constellations, winds, and other signs from nature, as well as periods dedicated to fishing, hunting, planting, clearing fields, harvesting, processing manioc starch, extracting and processing traditional salt, and performing rituals. Employing a qualitative, participatory, and ethnographic approach, the research was conducted in the Aweti village within the Upper Xingu Indigenous Territory, with the participation of students, elders, youth, adults, teachers, and other community members. The methodological process involved a literature review, interviews with traditional knowledge holders, audiovisual recording, the transcription of oral narratives into written Aweti, observations of the territory, and pedagogical activities carried out with students. Throughout this process, our research engaged in a dialogue, particularly with studies produced by Indigenous authors such as Txicão (2021) and Kamaiurá (2024), as well as with reference materials concerning Indigenous school education, including works by Baniwa (2019), the RCNEI (National Curriculum Reference for Indigenous Schools), and Brazilian legislation. It also engages with the work of Paulo Freire, particularly regarding education as a dialogic practice and the relationship between research, knowledge, and praxis. Methodologically, the study draws on the contributions of Minayo (2011) and Geertz (2008), reflecting its qualitative and ethnographic nature. The activities carried out helped bridge the gap between the knowledge held by elders and school practices, engaging students in listening to, recording, and generating knowledge about our traditional calendar. Activities involving the observation of natural phenomena and cultural practices were also conducted, aiming to understand the changes that have occurred in the timing and methods of these activities. As a result of the research, educational material in the Aweti language regarding our traditional Aweti calendar was produced; this material comprises texts, narratives, illustrations, and pedagogical activities designed for use in elementary and high school education. The research highlights the importance of the elders' knowledge as a fundamental reference for understanding time, nature, culture, and Aweti cosmology, thereby contributing to the strengthening of our mother tongue, our cultural identity, and an Indigenous school education that is specific, distinct, intercultural, and grounded in our own knowledge systems.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 75013007 - MONICA CIDELE DA CRUZ
Interna - 70160009 - REJANE CENTURION GAMBARRA E GOMES
Interna - 25648011 - WALDINEIA ANTUNES DE ALCANTARA FERREIRA
Externa à Instituição - MARINA VANZOLINI FIGUEIRESO - USP
Externo à Instituição - WARY KAMAIURÁ SABINO - SEDUC