O povo tremembé de almofala: apontamentos antropológicos, históricos, etnobiológicos e suas lutas pela educação diferenciada indígena.

Abstract

Emancipation is relevant to every individual practicing their culture, including those who feel oppressed historically, mainly by socio political means. In other words, many are silenced by historical systematizations that run counter to freedom of expression. Indigenous peoples, that is, natives, suffered after contact with foreigners who came from the high seas more than five centuries ago, being censored in different ways, becoming victims of many injunctions. Today, the reverberation of colonialist attitudes and decisions can still be heard and felt, requiring a struggle in search of egalitarian rights regarding access to basic services by these same peoples. In the area of education it is no different. Analyzing facts through this context, the present work aims to raise anthropological, historical and ethnobiological arguments that support the struggles for Differentiated Indigenous Education, having the Tremembé de Almofala as a reference, in the State of Ceará. The techniques for survival; the good use of seafood and land; respect for older generations, and the varied forms of language expressed in songs and dances, are elements that permeate the Tremembé culture and further exalt the autonomy that these people deserve to have in the face of state educational management, devoid of their own representatives. To this end, the creation of MITS (Tremembé Superior Indigenous Magisterium) gave indigenous teachers a personalized and qualified profile to indigenous students, who previously suffered discrimination in traditional schools in the region.