A literatura indígena na escola: as serpentes que roubaram a noite, de Daniel Munduruku

Abstract

The aim of this research is to suggest activities for elementary school teachers in the teaching of indigenous literature through the reading of indigenous tales from the book "As serpentes que roubaram a noite e outros mitos" (The snakes that stole the night and other myths) by the indigenous writer Daniel Munduruku. The action research was qualitative in nature and was carried out with 8th grade students at the Integrated Public Education Center (CIEP) in the Manguinhos neighborhood, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The stage was to read the indigenous myths developed by Daniel Munduruku, as well as to discuss the works with the students in a round table discussion. The dissertation is based on Law 11645/2008, which makes it compulsory to teach African, Afro-Brazilian and indigenous history and culture, and on the National Common Curriculum Base - BNCC (2018), which guides the development of storytelling skills in elementary school. My theoretical input was Antônio Candido (2011), Michele Petit (2010), Norma Sueli Rosa Lima (2013), Tzvetan Todorov (2009) and Vicent Jouve (2012), as well as research by authors Janice Thiel (2012), Sueli de Souza Cagneti and Alcione Pauli (2015), Wanirama Santos (2013) and indigenous writer Daniel Munduruku (2001, 2011), which served as a basis for reflection on Indigenous Literature. As a result of the action research, the conversation circles enabled the students to express their opinions and concerns, as well as to build knowledge about the myths through the mediation of the researcher, and provided an identification of the students with the indigenous culture which, although still little known, deserves our respect and recognition.