“When Indigenous peoples asked for autonomy, the State gave them Interculturality”: a case study on Indigenous universities

“Quando os povos indígenas pediram autonomia, o Estado lhes deu a Interculturalidade”: um estudo de caso sobre universidades indígenas

Abstract

This article analyzes of the creation of autonomous universities, more precisely, indigenous universities. On a macro scale, indigenous universities are spread across different parts of the world. Specifically, Mexico, followed by the United States and New Zealand, are the first nationalities to present these formations. From 2022 onwards, Brazil launches the first Brazilian indigenous university, without however, since 2006, under autonomous management in Río de Janeiro, the Aldeia Maracaná Indigenous Pluriéthnic University was created. In Mexico there are at least 17 autonomous universities administered by SEPE, and here we will focus on the Universidad Autónoma Comunal de Oaxaca (UACO). An emblematic university related to its characters like Jaime Luna, Floriberto Díaz and they fight for the sense of community.