Education and intercultural experiences in the perspective of Protapi, a Yine anthropologist from Urubamba, Amazonia, Perú

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/cra.v25i2.91064

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intercultural education, Yine-Yami, Peter Gow, Miaria, Gimatkalchi

Abstract

This paper presents the research conducted by Author1 an anthropologist and leader of the Yine-Yami indigenous group in Peru, in dialogue with the work of anthropologist Peter Gow, who studied Author1 people, originally referred to as the Piro, but who now they prefer to be called by the ethnonym: Yine. The article is based on Author1 investigation, which explores the tensions that arise when indigenous communities transition from oral traditions to non-indigenous formal spaces of learning, requiring them to acquire new logics and protocols for knowledge production. In addition to drawing on insights from other Latin American indigenous intellectuals, the article highlights the importance of analyzing the perceptions of indigenous people about their educational processes, particularly in the context of contacts with non-indigenous schooling influences. We suggest that Yine schools could give more attention and value to the Gimatkalchi, also studied by Gow. We also believe that non-indigenous schools and formal education settings could learn from indigenous people and pay greater attention to their knowledge systems.

 

Author Biographies

Barbara Maisonnave Arisi, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Pos Doc researcher in the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and teacher in the Amsterdam University (2019) . I have been a visiting scholar in Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands before (2016/2017). I was the Dean of the Latin American Institute of Arts, Culture and History (2013/16) and teacher in UNILA (Federal Uni of Latin American Integration), in Foz do Iguacu/PR, Brazil. Pos-Doc in PPGAS/UFSC, PhD and MSc in Social Anthropology - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, with a PhD internship at the University of Oxford. Bachelor in Social Communication - Journalism - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1995). Experience in Anthropology, ethnology, indigenous policy (isolated indians), sustainability and sexualities. 

Daniel Gordillo-Sánchez, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil

Doutor em Educação pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba. Enquanto co-escreveu este artigo, Daniel Gordillo-Sánchez recebeu bolsa de estágio de doutorado para estudos na Universidade de Hamburgo (Alemanha), concedida pela Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Atualmente é professor do Instituto Federal do Sergipe (IFS). 

Alex Protapi Sebastián Caleb, Federal University for Latin American Integration, Brazil. Miaria community Yine-Yami, Urubamba river basin, Peru.

Lic. Antropologia en la Universidad federal de Integración Latino Americana - UNILA, actualmente trabajo como Jefe de Programas Sociales en la Gerencia de Desarrollo Social, Pueblos Originarios y Servicios Municipales en la Municipalidad de Megantoni - La Convención - Cusco - Perú.
Un Joven profesional y Líder Indígena Yine - Yami del Grupo Étnico Arahuak de la Amazonia Peruana

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Published

2025-01-31 — Updated on 2025-02-04

How to Cite

Maisonnave Arisi, B., Gordillo-Sánchez, D., & Sebastián Caleb, A. P. (2025). Education and intercultural experiences in the perspective of Protapi, a Yine anthropologist from Urubamba, Amazonia, Perú. Campos - Revista De Antropologia, 25(2), 48–62. https://doi.org/10.5380/cra.v25i2.91064

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