THE BREATH OF TEKO PORÃ IN PIXELS: TECHNOLOGY, SENSITIVE LISTENING, AND INDIGENOUS REEXISTENCE

tecnologia, escuta sensível e reexistência indígena

Abstract

This practice report presents the experience of the intercultural mini-course "Guarani-Kaiowá Good Living and Professional Education: Decolonial Paths", held at IFMS – Naviraí Campus, linked to PPGECT/UFSC in partnership with NEABI/IFMS. The objective is to describe and analyze the process of creating digital illustrations developed by Lucas Mendes dos Santos, a student in the Computer Science technical program, as a result of one of the mini-course activities. The practice took place over four months, articulating three moments: immersion in ancestral knowledge through conversation circles with Kaiowá elders; digital creation using Adobe Photoshop, with sketch techniques based on stains and subsequent rendering; and community sharing, with feedback to the village. The results show that the student transcended technical mastery by integrating indigenous epistemes, producing works that materialize Teko Porã and the epistemology of tekoha in the digital environment. Institutional challenges and the power of an intercultural technological education guided by inclusion, diversity, and cognitive justice are highlighted.

Keywords: Technology teaching. Intercultural education. Decolonial thought. Indigenous epistemologies. Teko Porã.