Education and cultural diversity

extension project development “History and Culture of the Kiriri People of Rio Verde de Caldas”

Abstract

This article seeks to present the main results of the development of the extension project “History and culture of the Kiriri people of Rio Verde de Caldas” which was carried out through the University of the State of Minas Gerais, Extension Dean public notice PAEx number 12/2019.The project adopted an approach with two methodological fronts that contemplated actions in the academic scope of the Pedagogy course at the institution and activities in the core of basic education by proposing its development in two public schools in the city of Poços de Caldas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The discussions and interactions with the different audiences covered by the project’s actions sought to understand the dynamics of transformations regarding the territories, identity and culture to which the group has been subjected for centuries and, more specifically, in recent decades. It is believed that such discussions were important tools to broaden and deepen approaches to the diversity that characterizes the country's historical construction. By strengthening ties between the academic community and the Kiriri people of Rio Verde de Caldas, it was possible to think over and deepen the learning around the theme of cultural diversity in education.