Jogos de tabuleiro: um percurso em etnias indígenas / Board games in indigenous ethnic groups

RESUMO

Incursão na área dos jogos de tabuleiro sob olhares antropológico, educacional e da educação física, em duas etnias do Mato Grosso do Sul. Metodologia – busca literária caracterizando a origens do jogo de tabuleiro; levantamento da presença do jogo em algumasetnias brasileiras e cruzamento com dados empíricos obtidos em uma aldeia da etnia Kadiwéu e duas aldeias Terena. Resultado – entendendo os jogos de tabuleiro como uma das riquezas lúdicas das civilizações e sociedades, os dados contribuíram para fundamentar a ideia de ‘prevenção da identidade’, fator capturado no bojo das reflexões sobre o jogo de tabuleiro entre as etnias.

ABSTRACT

Aim – make an inroad into the fi eld of board games from the anthropological, educational and physical educational points of view of, in two ethnic groups in South Mato Grosso. Methodology – bibliographical research for the characterization of the origins of board games; a survey of the presence of games in some Brazilian ethnic groups and the comparing of this data with empirical data obtained in one Kadiwéu village and two Terena villages. Result – understanding that board games form one of the amusement riches of civilizations and societies, the data contribute to justifying the idea of the ‘prevention of identity’, a factor perceived in the refl ections on the board game within ethnic groups. Discussion – games continue in the memory of older Kadiwéu, but not in the daily life of the village or in school; there are indications of the presence of games among the Terena. Mimesis of the games symbolizes persecutions linked to elements of nature and to social organizations, challenging power relationships. Results - the apparent absence of games in Terena villages indicates the necessity of amplifying studies within this ethnic group, as it is possible that a loss of signifi cance has taken place. The presence of the board game in the Kadiwéu memory indicates that educational intervention should take place in the community. Conclusions – it is understood that the maintenance of the healthy identity of these two groups should consider preventive action, with the intention of reestablishing processes of loss of meaning. Additional studies should be carried out seeking to recuperate memory and revitalize this type of game.