Indigenous peoples in the Graduate Programs of the Federal University of Rondônia/UNIR and their academic contributions

Abstract

With the aim of mapping the indigenous presence in the postgraduate courses at the Federal University of Rondônia - UNIR, this article is based on the experiences of the authors and on the actions that were developed in the research project "Indigenous academics in higher education: trajectories, training and contributions to intercultural pedagogy". The theoretical inspirations for the work come from post-colonial studies, indigenous writings and authors who experience research into difference. Based on a survey of the university's program websites and the reports produced for CAPES on the Sucupira platform, the research shows that the indigenous presence in postgraduate studies has caused tensions, displacements and resignifications in the university space, as well as contributing to numerous complaints, activism in indigenous movements, ethnic belonging and the interests and needs of the community.