Indigenous Peoples and Racism within Educational Environments: An Overview of Occurrences in Brazil from 2003 to 2023

Rodrigo Barbosa Ribeiro

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.11729

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Rodrigo Barbosa Ribeiro Federal University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1885-5379

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.11729

Keywords:

racism, Indigenous Peoples, educational establishments, Brazil, human rights

Abstract

Several analyses focus on racism in Brazilian society, but only a few have delved into how it specifically affects Indigenous Peoples. This work aims to address this gap by analysing the racist episodes in the educational environment reported in Violence against Indigenous People in Brazil, a series of analytical reports published annually by CIMI (Missionary Indigenist Council). After reading and systematizing all reported events, it was possible to identify how widespread this phenomenon is, as cases in the educational environment were documented every investigated year, across all educational levels and various types of facilities. These data reveal that racism against Indigenous Peoples can manifest in different patterns, and be perpetrated by both public servants and private agents. However, irrespective of the diverse contexts, racism remains a constant form of violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil.

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Author Biography

Rodrigo Barbosa Ribeiro, Federal University of São Paulo

I graduated in Social Sciences from Universidade Estadual Paulista [São Paulo State University] “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (1997). I did Master (2001) and Doctorate (2008) on Social Sciences (Anthropology) from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP [Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo]. Since 2014, I have been an Assistant Professor at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP [Federal University of São Paulo], Brazil, where I am one of the Kaapora Chair of Traditional and Non-Hegemonic Knowledge coordinators. Throughout my career, I have conducted anthropological research in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples — particularly the Kaingang, Krahô, and Maxakali — focusing on racism, the social role of alcohol, violence, and the colonial subjugation of marginalised groups.