Education and intercultural experiences in the perspective of Protapi, a Yine anthropologist from Urubamba, Amazonia, Perú
Year: 2025
Type: article
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.
Institution: Universidade Federal da Bahia
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407097088