INDIGENOUS ETHNOCIENCE

discussions on environmental preservation from the perspective of indigenous graduates of the Intercultural Degree in the Amazon

Abstract

Ethnoscience, from the indigenous perspective, is a particular group way of thinking and producing knowledge. Therefore, as it is culturally of oral tradition, it is necessary to find a way to systematize this knowledge in written form, ensuring that it is not lost over time. The objective of this research was to investigate the ethnoconservation of biodiversity, through environmental preservation, from the perspective of indigenous graduates in their intercultural writings at the end of their course. The methodology involves a bibliographical research, with a qualitative approach, being analyzed 22 works of conclusion of course of egresses available in the department page of the Degree in Intercultural Education of the Federal University of Rondônia Foundation (UNIR) and Indigenous Intercultural Degree Course of the Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP). The results bring important discussions about environmental preservation from the perspective of indigenous graduates, produced with their communities, pointing out not only its importance, but also the recognition of consequences arising from negative environmental impacts in their indigenous territories. It is essential, through ethnoscience, to systematize this ethnoknowledge in view of its written record and through them to think of solutions for environmental preservation.