Descrição
This article aims to understand the relationship of the Kaingang and their traditional (material and symbolic) practices with the territory, in Terra Indígena Faxinal (TIF), Cândido de Abreu-PR. The territory, the land (Gâ), Kaingang is space of everyday experiences, in which is a strong relationship of individuals with the means of survival, but also where myths and legends about supernatural beings are narrated and where settle down the foundations of their social organization. Local where his deceased’s and their navels are buried. Its traditional practices are guided by a link with territory, being alive not only in memory, but in everyday, guiding lives of the Kaingang in the relationship with this territory, with highlight those subsistence (agriculture, fishing and hunting), medicinal (practical and symbolic knowledge), religious, among others.||Esse artigo busca compreender a relação dos Kaingang e suas práticas (materiais e simbólicas) tradicionais com o território, na Terra Indígena Faxinal (TIF), Cândido de Abreu-PR. O território, a terra (Gâ), Kaingang é o espaço das vivências cotidianas, no qual há forte relação dos indivíduos com os meios de sobrevivência, mas também onde são narrados os mitos e as lendas sobre os seres sobrenaturais e onde se assentam as bases de sua organização social. Local em que estão enterrados os seus falecidos e os seus umbigos. Suas práticas tradicionais são guiadas por um elo com o território, estando vivas não só na memória, como no cotidiano, orientando a vida dos Kaingang na relação com este território, com destaque para aquelas práticas de subsistência (agricultura, pesca e caça), medicinais (saberes práticos e simbólicos), religiosas, dentre outras.
Abstract
THE KAINGANG OF CÂNDIDO DE ABREU: TRADITIONAL (MATERIAL AND SYMBOLIC) PRACTICES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH TERRITORY
This article aims to understand the relationship of the Kaingang and their traditional (material and symbolic) practices with the territory, in Terra Indígena Faxinal (TIF), Cândido de Abreu-PR. The territory, the land (Gâ), Kaingang is space of everyday experiences, in which is a strong relationship of individuals with the means of survival, but also where myths and legends about supernatural beings are narrated and where settle down the foundations of their social organization. Local where his deceased’s and their navels are buried. Its traditional practices are guided by a link with territory, being alive not only in memory, but in everyday, guiding lives of the Kaingang in the relationship with this territory, with highlight those subsistence (agriculture, fishing and hunting), medicinal (practical and symbolic knowledge), religious, among others.
