DIVISION, EXCHANGES AND SHARING

ALTERITIES PRACTICED BY CULTURALLY DIFFERENT PEOPLES

Abstract

This article aims to discuss/reflect on some aspects related to division, exchange and sharing based on the cultural events of the Bròtyrè (Inỹ/Karajá people) and the Maxirõ (Apyãwa / Tapirapé people), to broaden the process of generation / systematization / dissemination of different forms of mathematics. To this end, we based ourselves on thematic dialogues held with teachers, leaders and elders who occupy a central position during the celebration of ceremonies related to cultural events, on the occasions of our immersions in these spaces. By discussing these aspects, we consequently explain some of the characteristics of the mathematics of culturally distinct peoples and the challenges for them to occupy a place of visibility and with the same importance for the academic environment. From this same perspective, we also seek to demonstrate the need to enhance the co-presence of different epistemologies and pedagogies, since cultural and epistemological diversity is an anchor in the process of producing Indigenous knowledge and understanding.