Why do the indian population mobilise itself and struggle to obtain schools? What meanings and repercussions has school education had for the Baniwa people, ancient inhabitants of the Içana river basin located on the right bank of the Negro river, in the Northeast of the State of Amazonas? These questions motivated studies on the role of the school in this indigenous area, on how these people are seen in their relationship with other social actors as they experience the establishment of the school. The examination of such relationships reveals the existence of different educational projects designed with different interests and worldviews, generating different meanings and repercussions for the Baniwa people.
indigenous school; meaning of schooling; Baniwa