Mulheres, saberes práticos, relações de gênero e a floresta

Abstract

This work investigates the role of women collectors of seeds in the construction of practical knowledge with demarche gender relations as a nodal point for the elaboration of this knowledge in inspite of sexual and social divisions of work. The locus of the research is the Maguari community, located inside of National Tapajós Forest, Belterra, Western of Pará. The collectors of seed play the role of learning, to master n and use the resources available in the forest. This role is effectivated in knowledge across generations. Therefore the close contact with the same wedge the identity of the social group and gives them the sense of being and existence. The community forest land area according to our observations are made through social relationships between foresters and collectors of seeds. This association to the work of collectors becomes effective and can provide the capital injection required for social production, and also ensures the permanence of populations living within the forest. From what has been observed in the fieldwork is the existing differences in gender relations that emerge in the possible work tasks within the forest hatching in efficient social cooperation strategies between genders, reflecting discussions about echofeminism.