{"id":7987,"date":"2026-02-20T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufmg.br\/ieat\/?page_id=7987"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:50:02","slug":"inauguration-of-the-traditional-knowledge-chair-at-ieat-ufmg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufmg.br\/ieat\/en\/events\/inauguration-of-the-traditional-knowledge-chair-at-ieat-ufmg\/","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration of the Traditional Knowledge Chair at IEAT\/UFMG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> December 5, 2025.
\nLocation:<\/strong> Auditorium of the Rectorate of UFMG<\/p>\n

On December 5, 2025, the Chair of Traditional Knowledge of the Institute of Advanced Transdisciplinary Studies (IEAT) was inaugurated, an initiative that continues the work that UFMG has been developing for over three decades \u2013 in a symmetrical dialogue \u2013 with indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, and other traditional Brazilian populations.<\/p>\n

The event featured the participation of Kanatyo Pataxoop, chief and teacher of the Mu\u00e3 Mimatxi village; Pai Ricardo de Moura, caretaker of the Casa de Caridade Pai Jacob do Oriente and Afro-descendant cultural activist in Belo Horizonte; Federal Deputy C\u00e9lia Xakriab\u00e1; the director of IEAT, Patr\u00edcia Kauark; and leaders Dona Li\u00e7a Pataxoop, from the Mu\u00e3 Mimatxi village, and Makota Kidoial\u00ea, from the Manzo Ngunzo Kaiango quilombo, both members of the Chair’s Management Committee.<\/p>\n

At the end, there was a presentation of songs by the Women Embroiderers of the Jequitinhonha Valley.<\/p>\n

About the Chair of Traditional Knowledge at IEAT\/UFMG<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chair of Traditional Knowledge seeks to recognize the knowledge of indigenous, Afro-descendant, quilombola, and other traditional Brazilian populations, welcoming their masters as researchers who will contribute to the creation of a multi-epistemic university.<\/p>\n