NHEENGATU LANGUAGE IN ALDEIA LAGO DA PRAIA: INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING PRACTICES FOR LINGUISTIC/IDENTITY STRENGTHENING
Indigenous School Education; Fortification; Nheengatu
The present work Teaching the Nheengatu Language in Aldeia Lago da Praia: Interdisciplinary Didactic Practices for Linguistic/Identity Strengthening is the result of an application of didactic material prepared for classes from 6th to 9th grade of Elementary School with the participation of families, carried out in the village Lago da Praia, Jarakí People at the São Francisco Indigenous School, located in the Cobra Grande Indigenous Land, municipality of Santarém, state of Pará. The objective of the work was to elaborate an “Interdisciplinary Book Nheengatu /Portuguese”, based on the traditional knowledge of the Jarakí people, to work with students from the 6th to the 9th grade of Elementary School and with their families, in order to contribute to the strengthening of the linguistic cultural identity of this people. The methodology used was, mainly, conversation with the wise men of the village, students, parents and leaders, bibliographical research, with a qualitative approach, through recreational activities, bingo (animals, parts of the body, plants, words... ), hiking, fishing, workshops on medicinal recipes, recipes for the indigenous cuisine of the Jarakí People, and painting the graphics of the said people, among other activities carried out in the Nheengatu Indigenous Language. The authors used for this dissertation were: Eloisa Pilati (2017), Leanne Hinton (2007), Funari (2011), Sousa (2011), Grando and Albuquerque (2012), GRUPIONI (2005), Navarro (2016), and the references : National Curricular Reference for Indigenous Schools (1998), Indigenous Pedagogical Political Project (PPPI-2021), The Federal Constitution of (1988). The research results showed efficiency in the application of the didactic material with the students, and very relevant contributions for the teaching learning and the strengthening of the Nheengatu Indigenous Language, both at school and in family life.