A Psicologia no Warã: Problematizações para novas produções psi na interface com os povos indígenas

Abstract

Warã is the name given to a central institution of Xerente society, related to processes of communication, education, and the construction of the human person (XERENTE, 2020b). Based on this reference, this study aims to analyze how scientific production in the field of School and Educational Psychology has addressed issues related to Indigenous peoples, as well as to discuss the position assumed by Brazilian Educational Psychology regarding the ways in which the educational system engages with these populations. This is a bibliographic study conducted through searches in the SciELO and CAPES Periodicals databases, with a primary focus on the literature published in the journal Psychology in School and Education, of the Brazilian Association of School and Educational Psychology (ABRAPEE). The selected studies were analyzed in terms of their methodological approaches and epistemological foundations, in dialogue with Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars who adopt a critical perspective on the effects of Eurocentrism in psychological theories and practices. The results indicate that scientific production on this topic remains limited, as well as revealing the fragility of consolidated theoretical frameworks within the field of Psychology, pointing to the emergence of the debate and the urgent need to expand research in this area. It is concluded that the reflections developed in this study may contribute to the visibility and deepening of debates that connect Psychology, Indigenous peoples, and school and educational processes, from basic education to higher education, while also fostering the development of psychological practices committed to social responsibility, critical interculturality, and the guarantee of Indigenous peoples’ rights.