DIFFERENTIATED INDIGENOUS EDUCATION:

LIFE NARRATIVE OF AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN IN DEFENSE OF THE CULTURAL ANCESTRALITY OF THE POTIGUARA PEOPLE

Abstract

The Potiguara indigenous people have lived on the north coast of Paraíba since the precolonial period and have undergone several transformations over the last five centuries. The most recent decades were marked by the strengthening of indigenous protagonism in different areas, including the resumption of land, the affirmation of constitutional rights, the occupation of local electoral political space and the achievement of public policies, mainly in the areas of education, health and culture. This article aims to narrate the experiences and contributions of an indigenous pedagogue who worked in educational institutions and is considered by her Potiguara people as a reference in indigenous school education. This article is the result of research “Partnering: life narratives of Potiguara women”, which sought to contribute to the production of knowledge about Potiguara women from Paraíba, in the areas of health, education, spirituality and indigenous political representation.

KEYWORDS: Indigenous school education. Life narratives. Female protagonism. Potiguara people of Paraíba. Indigenous women.

IMAGE: Partejar Potiguara Project (2019). Source: Personal collection of the authors.