Saberes Agrícolas Indígenas e Formação Técnica: Concepção dos Discentes Indígenas

Abstract

The research addressed the correlation of indigenous agricultural knowledge in the formative process of the technical course in agriculture and ranching at the Federal Institute of Roraima (IFRR)/Amajari Campus, considering the conception of indigenous students. Thus, the main objective was to analyze, from the perspective of students, how indigenous agricultural knowledge correlates within the technical course in agriculture and ranching. To this end, we conducted a content analysis that allowed us to identify by categories the data collected in the conversation circle with the students. The Amajari campus, as a unit of the Federal Institute of Roraima, has in its surroundings an expressive cultural diversity, because it serves students from rural settlements, foreigners and especially indigenous people. Thus, the study presented here is justified by the search for an understanding of how prior knowledge about agricultural management correlates with technical schooling. School education has a hard time understanding the students' previous knowledge, and this difficulty is even more evident with traditional indigenous knowledge. Thus, we understand that the Federal Network, the curricular base, the IFRR, the Amajari Campus, the management, the teachers and the technicians need to advance in the approximation with indigenous knowledge, rights and respect for indigenous culture.