Indigenismo e o ensino básico: o uso do documentário Corumbiara como forma de desmistificar o ideário indígena em sala de aula

Abstract

This work aims to consider the use of the documentary Corumbiara as an educational resource to be employed by History teachers in basic education. The documentary in question addresses the indigenous theme in its entirety, showing the main civil and political difficulties that traditional communities face in Brazil and the shocking violence that has prevailed since the colonial period. From a conceptual standpoint, the documentary highlights the omission of FUNAI and other government agencies in the face of the genocide that occurred in the Corumbiara land - South of Rondônia, between the 1980s and 1990s. By promoting studies on the understanding of the “Other” and through fostering audiovisual material created “from” and not only “about” the indigenous reality, the teacher will enable students to identify new possibilities for dialogue with realities different from their own. Placing oneself in the shoes of this “Other” and experiencing their struggles through cinema, a tool that filmmaker Tonacci configures as “remnants pierced by life,” “what remains, the dregs” of what has been lived, can awaken a sense of community in a generation marked by the individualism of capital. Thus, the article concludes that, being an accessible and low-cost tool, the use of the documentary Corumbiara can positively contribute to students’ understanding of current indigenous struggles and claims.