Desafios enfrentados pelos estudantes indígenas na universidade: um relato a partir da UFFS/Campus Laranjeiras do Sul

Abstract

The present work aims to highlight some of the challenges faced by indigenous academics in the permanence and completion of a course at the university. For this research, indigenous academics residing in the Indigenous Land of Mangueirinha, in the municipality of Chopinzinho-PR, are used as examples. The theme is intertwined with the challenges that indigenous people face when they are faced with a reality that is totally different from the one they were used to. This study is linked to the indigenous people who are studying at the Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS), on the Campus of Laranjeiras do Sul/PR. The main focus is to know the main difficulties faced by indigenous people to complete higher education at a university. For this, the work seeks to deepen knowledge through studies and readings of authors who work with the topic addressed. The methodology used will be bibliographic in nature and semi-structured interviews with indigenous scholars from UFFS. We seek to understand a little of the trajectory of indigenous students at the university, their main difficulties in the face of the diversity found outside their cultural context. To do so, we analyze the policy of permanence of indigenous peoples in the university.