Escola, língua e identidade cultural : comunidade Makuxi Raposa I

Abstract

This work is a reflection on the cultural transformations in the community Raposa I, during the 50’s of the twentieth century to the present. The importance of this work is given by the relevance of a specific study on this location under the theme School, Language and Cultural Identity in the Makuxi Indigenous Community Raposa I. The concern in developing this research in the village of Raposa I got from my youth as a resident. During this period I began to realize that the traditional culture of that locality was in continuous transformation. The Community Raposa guard the secrets of Makuxi ancestors’ life, whose even if they studied did not reach most of this process. In this study, we look first for five residents (most old people) about life before the establishment of the school. Then we consulted six teachers born in the community who were students in the first three decades after entering the school, from 1950 to 1970, and finally, with five elementary school students and five high school in order to understand their expectations as a student. We used their voices as an expression representative of the transformations and identities and as a methodological approach, the interview and added to these, the principles of literature. The results indicate that the school has contributed to the culture of non-Indians were accepted resulting in the transformation or renewal of the cultural population of the Raposa I.