Indigenous healthcare in contemporary reality

initial considerations regarding the visibility of traditional health practices

Abstract

The article is a requirement for the discipline offered at the PPGSCA at UFAM, in which I was a special student, and, therefore, is the result of readings and discussions promoted by the deepening of the debate about the cosmovision present in the social relations of indigenous peoples; of health in its cultural dialogue; the concept and meaning of health aiming at an emancipatory political perspective; about the multiple and complex relationships that are established during the search for access to health by the indigenous population. In this way, the objective is to analyze the materiality of respect for interculturality and appreciation of indigenous specialized knowledge in assisting indigenous populations.