The initiatives for the education of the Yanomami and the Ye’kwana were discussed with indigenous leaders at a meeting on Tuesday (Aug. 21) with Education Minister Camilo Santana in Brasília.
The Yanomami are the Brazilian ethnic group with the lowest number of professionals trained in higher education—less than one percent have a degree at this level. The goal is to step up a program named Indigenous Knowledge, which aims to provide continuing education and the production of teaching materials for the Yanomami.
As part of the Indigenous Education Policy, the Education Ministry will resume the construction of 74 indigenous schools in various territories across Brazil, with an investment of BRL 195 million. There are also plans to create 113 new indigenous schools under the Growth Acceleration Program.
