Comunidade Sateré-Mawé: registro do conhecimento etnobotânico e simbólico de espécies nativas na comunidade Sahu-Apé, em Iranduba_Am.

Abstract

Ethnobotany contributes to the scientific knowledge of plant species, and its study also focuses on the transformation of the knowledge provided by informants to their own community. Being used as a tool for the rescue of traditional knowledge, as well as the cultural values of the peoples studied. The subjects of this research are families living in the Sahu-Apé community, Am 070, district of Iranduba-Am. In the 1960s and 1970s, these families left their lands in Andirá Marau in search of better education and work conditions. The aim of this research was to describe the ethnobotanical classification of native species, recognizing its different uses represented in the indigenous knowledge of the Sateré-Mawé People culture, making possible the enrichment of the IFAM / CMZL Herbarium. The research was developed in a qualitative-quantitative research approach, allowing greater interaction between the research subjects and the researcher, as well as the systematization of the ethnobotanical and symbolic classification of the species use. In addition, questionnaires of open and closed questions were used. data collect. Twelve species of native plants used by the Sateré for medicinal, food and handicraft purposes were registered. Among the main collections, the most symbolic value for the Sateré-Mawé was guaraná (Paullínia cupana), a symbol of their culture. Other species such as andiroba (Carapa guianensis), jará (Leopoldinia pulchra) and cumaru (Dipteryx odorata) were also recorded. These records show that despite the migrations of Sateré-Mawé Indians to other regions and their continued contact with urbanization, their traditional knowledge about plants has not been forgotten and the use of native species is still present in their culture.