Indigenous knowledge and scientific collections: Collaborative research with the Ka’apor Indigenous people

ICOFOM Study Series, vol. 52-1, pp. 138–151

Abstract

This article reflects on the relationship between Indigenous knowledge and scientific collections from the perspective of a collaborative research experience between the Goeldi Museum (Belém, Brazil), Leiden University and the Ka’apor Indigenous people who live in the Alto Turiaçu Indigenous Land – Maranhão (Brazil). We start with a visit to the Goeldi Museum’s scientific collections in September 2022, as part of the BRASILIAE research project, which prompted memory exercises and reflections on Ka’apor knowledge. We will also reflect on the Ka’apor’s own ways of creating and transmitting knowledge, encouraging the participation of women in reflecting on Indigenous knowledge and their role in creating and transmitting knowledge.

Authors 8

1. Claudia Leonor López Garcés Aachen

   Leiden University · Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Ð Netherlands Indigenous Education Ð Xiepihu-rena ,

   Goeldi Museum (Belém, Brazil),

   Investigación colaborativa con el

   Leiden University Land -Maranhão

   Leiden University Ð Netherlands Indigenous Education Ð Xiepihu-rena, T.I Alto Turia•u, Brazil

   Museu Goeldi Ð BelŽm, Brazil

   Rosilene TembŽ Turizinho, T.I Alto Turia•u, Brazil

   Xiepihu-rena, T.I Alto Turia•u, Brazil

   Ð Alto Turia•u, Brazil

2. Mariana de Campos Françozo Aachen

   Leiden University · Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Ð Netherlands Indigenous Education Ð Xiepihu-rena ,

   Goeldi Museum (Belém, Brazil),

   Investigación colaborativa con el

   Leiden University Land -Maranhão

   Leiden University Ð Netherlands Indigenous Education Ð Xiepihu-rena, T.I Alto Turia•u, Brazil

   Museu Goeldi Ð BelŽm, Brazil

   Rosilene TembŽ Turizinho, T.I Alto Turia•u, Brazil

   Xiepihu-rena, T.I Alto Turia•u, Brazil

   Ð Alto Turia•u, Brazil

3. Valdemar Ka’apor
4. Irakadju Ka’apor
5. Rosilene Tembé Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Ð Netherlands Indigenous Education Ð Xiepihu-rena ,

6. Pina Irã Ka’apor
7. Ximorã Ka’apor
   Affiliation as printed

   T.I Alto Turia•u , Brazil

8. Wa’i Ka’apor