Saberes indígenas na academia: a oralitura como meio de difusão de conhecimento

Indigenous knowledge in the academy: oralitura as a means of knowledge dissemination

Abstract

The performances of bodies and orality as languages ​​are taken as expressions of knowledge. Through oral literature (Leda Martins, 2021), indigenous communities rescue memories, disseminate knowledge and resist oppression imposed by colonization and capitalism. In November 2023, indigenous leaders, teachers and students from the Postgraduate Program in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women, Gender and Feminism (UFBA) met, valuing ways of living and this praxis. Bodies and voices transmitted teachings relating to the traditions and ancestry of peoples, cultures and territories. The objective is to record alternative forms of languages, based on critical and decolonial theories, breaking with oppression and silencing that devalue other knowledge and experiences. Content analysis and oral recording as a way of disseminating knowledge are the chosen procedures. As a result, we highlight the need to value the diversity of knowledge and promote the defense of human rights of indigenous peoples through education.