Entre imaginários e representações: o ensino da História e Cultura Indígena na instituição escolar

Abstract

The purpose of the essay is to reflect on the social imaginery in Brazilian society about indigenous populations. To investigate how this imaginary is represented in the school context and in the teaching materials, observing Law 11,645 / 2008, promulgated in order to correspond to the desires and requirements of the hundreds of indigenous ethnic groups in Brazil. The analysis seeks, through theoretical research, to think from the decolonial theory, the need to report the indigenous histories and cultures in the curriculum of the educational context. In this direction, the present essay proposes to evaluate the influence of textbooks on the development of the historical awareness of students and the surrounding society.