Intercultural Teaching Degree as a Training Ground for Indigenous Teachers and Researchers: Exploring Ways to Transform Research Methodologies

Abstract

This article seeks to examine the potential impact of training indigenous teacher-researchers, particularly in the context of the Takinahakỹ Nucleus for Indigenous Higher Education at the Federal University of Goiás, as a catalyst for the decolonizing research approaches. The work aims to deepen the understanding of how Intercultural Education not only questions the dominant structures in knowledge production, but also acts as a point of convergence for dialogue among different academic disciplines, offering new methodological opportunities for research with comprehensive, decolonized, and intercultural application. The proposed discussions aim to contribute to the reflection on how education systems, academic training and indigenous research can trigger the revision of conventional methodological practices, potentially inducing changes in research methods in predominant areas of knowledge. The degree in intercultural education and the training of indigenous researchers emerge as crucial elements in this process, paving the way for the coexistence of knowledge and the transformation of research methodologies into emancipatory and decolonized tools.