O que nos ensina o vento, a água, as florestas e rios: Ancestralidade como elemento de suficiência do pensar filosófico indígena
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article proposes a reflection on how indigenous peoples understand and relate to natural elements—wind, water, forests, and rivers—not as resources, but as living entities and bearers of knowledge. From an indigenous epistemological approach, ancestry is discussed as a dimension of sufficient thinking, which does not depend exclusively on western reason, but is anchored in an ecology of knowledge. Based on indigenous and non-indigenous authors, the text highlights how indigenous cosmology reframes the connection with nature and proposes alternative ways of thinking about sustainability, education, and politics.
Author: Valim, Ricardo
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7141775150