Production of pedagogical materials (teaching) in indigenous schools: a partnership between universities and villages

Abstract

This text intends to discuss the production of pedagogical and/or “didactic” materials for indigenous schools through collaborative work coordinated by teachers and with the participation of the entire village community. In other words, these are productions created based on the functionality of the “Indigenous Knowledge at School Action Project” (ASIE), a continuing education extension project that made it possible to bring universities closer to the indigenous villages and indigenous peoples participating in the project. The discussion of the extension project is anchored within the research project “Indigenous knowledge at school: research and collaborative production of teaching materials in villages”, which has the support of the Mato Grosso State Research Support Foundation – FAPEMAT. Therefore, the objective of this article is to evaluate in reflective processes what indigenous teachers feel and/or evaluate the ASIE, considering its specificities. The direct collaborators in this evaluation were the coordinators of ASIE Sinop-Juara. Methodologically we used collaborative qualitative research with semi-structured interviews, via messaging applications and as results we can state that the materials produced in the villages have highlighted indigenous protagonism and generated empowerment for everyone involved.