Literatura nativa: análise das obras ajuda do saci Kamba’i e o saci verdadeiro, de Olívio Jekupé

Abstract

This master’s thesis socializes a reflection on the literature written by the indigenous and its importance in school, with the objective of analyzing two books of native literature for children and adolescents by the writer Olívio Jekupé: O saci verdadeiro (2002) e Ajuda do saci kamba’i (2006). The term native literature, created by the referred writer from the Guarani community, was used to address the texts written by the indigenous people to narrate about their peoples, their cultures and knowledge. The thematic focus was based on the need to address the native literature for children and adolescents, considering the relevant contribution to the dissemination of the culture of native peoples in the school environment, because talking to children and young people about this subject is entering a universe unknown to many teachers. With the advent of Law nº 11,645, of March 10, 2008, which instituted the mandatory study of Afro-Brazilian and indigenous history and cultures in schools, the indigenous theme started to occupy more space in the school environment, requiring literature and pedagogical materials for the approach of this content. As a methodology, qualitative research of native children's literature was used, considering that studies on the subject need to be further explored at school. The theoretical foundations are based on researchers of contemporary Brazilian indigenous literature: Almeida e Queiroz (2004), Dorrico (2018), Graúna (2013), Gomes (2011), Jekupé (2009), Lisbôa (2017), Munduruku (2008; 2012), Souza (2001), Thiél (2013), among others, especially in works of children's literature.