Analyses of Zahy and Tatá in Tenetehara stories

Abstract

Literature, as an inherent construct of human society, reveals constitutions about being in the world and about forms of relationship between man and nature. In this way, thinking about the literature of indigenous people allows us not only to understand the cultural aspects of the indigenous people, but also to think on the social formation we have had. Therefore, it becomes relevant to understand the constitutions in the work of the literature that we have contact with, especially when dealing with a little studied literature. In addition, the law 11645/2008 ensures the need to study indigenous people in the school, in order to promote cultural recovery and appreciation. In this way, this work contributes to the literary knowledge about indigenous literature from the book Histórias do Céu contadas por Zahy e Tatá (Sá, Silva, 2016), through a theoretical survey and analysis of the story that composes the book. The research followed precepts of the research methodology in literature (Durão, 2020), focusing on the constitution and literary conception of indigenous peoples and, therefore, is characterized as a bibliographic and qualitative research. The analyzes of the work help with knowledge about the literary and cultural work of indigenous people, especially the Tenetehara people, who live in Maranhão.