Those impacted on the indigenous education of the Asuriní of the Xingu: Material cultural heritage x Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant

Abstract

The Asuriní of the Xingu are Indians of Tupi-Guarani origin and inhabit the Koatinemo Indigenous Land in the state of Pará. The investigation aims to understand the impacts on the Asuriní indigenous education, especially on their material cultural heritage, from the oppressions that came along with the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant – Belo Monte HPP. To this end, a qualitative study is developed, to enable the achievement of the objective set, using the bibliographic survey and the realization of semi-structured interviews in the field. For the analysis of the results, the method of Content Analysis is used. The results showed that after the unification of the indigenous peoples in a growing movement in search of their rights in the regional and national scenario with the riverside dwellers, fishermen, rural workers and residents of Altamira, they achieved the elaboration of a program, called Basic Environmental Plan of the Indigenous Component – PBA - CI. It is concluded that despite the elaboration of the plan by the Norte Energia Consortium and execution by the company hired by the consortium to work with the Program of Material and Intangible Cultural Heritage of PBA-CI, there were changes in the way of making the objects that are part of its material cultural heritage, due to external interventions and the demands of commerce.