This article is based on research that analyzed and reoriented health education actions undertaken by indigenous health agents (IHAs) and indigenous sanitary agents (ISAs) within primary care among the Xukuru do Ororubá people in the Agreste region of Pernambuco. The work proposed involved both the agents and the community, with the aim of discussing healthcare practices, building from theoretical reference points for popular education. Development of pedagogical actions took place through workshops and rounds of talks. The IHAs and ISAs were stimulated to draw up health promotion activities starting from formation of groups of teenagers and young people in the villages. The training workshops for groups, active citizenship, recycling and healthy eating culminated in the "First Healthcare Exhibition of the Xukuru People". There were some limitations on putting the proposed methodology into operation over the course of the project, mainly due to the political situation experienced by the Xukuru people.
Health education; Health of indigenous peoples