A environmental education and its application not indigenous school education Xakriabá - São João das Missões/MG

Abstract

This study aims to investigate how Environmental Education is inserted in the school context of the Xakriabá indigenous community in the municipality of São João das Missões, Minas Gerais. We sought to identify how indigenous Xakriabá educators approach the environmental issue in the classroom, as well as to check the knowledge and difficulties of these professionals to work on the Environmental Education theme. A questionnaire was administered to 26 teachers and conducted an interview with 1 school principal (all indigenous). The research results showed that EE is part of the knowledge of Xakriabá indigenous educators. However, the practice of EE in the indigenous school context does not occur effectively and sufficiently. This inefficiency is attributed to the lack of usable materials and the lack of training focused on the theme.

Keywords: Environmental Education. Indigenous Education. Indigenous Population Xakriabá.