Os desafios de uma educação escolar regular para a cultura tradicional dos originários do extremo sul da cidade de São Paulo

Abstract

This thesis focuses on the Guarani M'bya Indigenous people of the southernmost part of the city of São Paulo and their chosen educational practices. The research discusses how formal education has historically sought to assimilate or modify Indigenous identities, often to the detriment of their ancestral practices and knowledge. However, the text reveals a contemporary dilemma within the community, where some Indigenous people see school as a tool for maintaining their existence as a people, culture, and rights, while others see it as a threat to their Guarani culture and way of life (nhandereko). The work explores the Indigenous group's conflicting views on "indigeneity" and the importance of the opy (prayer house) as a center of traditional education, contrasting it with the imposed school curriculum and the persistence of prejudices against these Indigenous people.