Ervas medicinais e a cultura Kaingang: um estudo sobre a presença da temática no currículo real da escola

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the presence of the Kaingang/Kanhgág medicinal herbs theme in the real curriculum of the Rio das Cobras Indigenous Rural State College, located in the municipality of Nova Laranjeiras/PR, in the Rio das Cobras Indigenous Land and its reflexes on culture. The objective of this work was to deepen the relevance of medicinal herbs for the Kanhgág people, and how the theme of medicinal herbs is addressed in that school and the importance of the territory, so that the ancestral knowledge of the Kanhgág remains alive. The method used for this study was qualitative research, with ethnographic bias and semi-structured interviews. Thus, in the first chapter we historically place the College and the Indigenous Land Rio das Cobras. Next, we will deepen the concepts of culture, identity, territory and daily life. Finally, we will analyze if and how the theme of medicinal herbs is worked on in the real curriculum of the school.