Ethnic-racial education from the perspective of female leadership in the Abacatal community in Ananindeua

Abstract

This paper proposes a reflection on the importance of Ethnic-Racial Education, with a gender focus, based on the experience of the Abacatal Quilombola Remnant Community (CRQA) in the municipality of Ananindeua in Pará. It emphasises the fundamental role of quilombola women as leaders and guardians of traditional knowledge, highlighting their role in the anti-racist struggle and in the construction of transformative education. The research aims to promote anti-racist education as a way of valuing multicultural diversity and combating racism and sexism. Using a bibliographical review, the manuscript is based on the authors Lélia Gonzalez, Sueli Carneiro and Jussara Santana, whose studies encourage critical thinking and the valorisation of Afro-Brazilian culture, as proposed by Law 10.639/03, which made the teaching of African and Afro-Brazilian history and culture compulsory. Thus, the study signals the recognition of quilombola women as essential leaders in building a more equitable society.