WHAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TEACH US ABOUT CHILDHOOD - A LOOK AT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Abstract

This article originates from an excerpt from the master's research, precisely from the observation of children from a municipal daycare center in Floriano-Piauí, specifically in the 2 and 3 year old classes, with the objective of deepening the debate for a proposal for early childhood education from the worldview of indigenous peoples, inspired by the play of indigenous children immersed in nature. Presenting the defense of free play in contact with nature and the indigenous worldview that was evidenced in the research. Some questions were raised: Why are the moments of free play so reduced? Why are there almost never moments of intertwining with nature? Answers were sought through exploratory research that is mainly based on the authors Prodanov and Freitas (2013), who state [...] this type of research has the following characteristics of [...] guiding the setting of objectives and the formulation of hypotheses or discovering a new type of approach to the subject (p. 51). We conclude that a proposal for the education of young children, based on the worldview of indigenous peoples, involves the idea of putting their hearts in the rhythm of the earth, providing them with a deep connection with the world around them, a fundamental contact for them to incorporate values such as care and belonging into their identities.