%0 Journal Article %T Indigenous teacher training within an intercultural perspective %A Claudia Pereira Antunes %A Maria Aparecida Bergamaschi %J Pr¨¢xis Educativa %D 2012 %I Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa %X Current analysis discusses indigenous teacher training foregrounded on the activities that involve teachers, Kaingang chiefs and government officials responsible for this policy in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Specialization Course in Professional Education integrated to Fundamental Education, within the modality Education for Young People and Adults ¨C A differentiated proposal for Amerindians, is the main objective of current study. The course is run by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and funded by the Secretary for Professional Education and Technology of the Brazilian Ministry of Education. Studies related to the research ¡®Amerindian Education and Interculturality¡¯ underlie the above-mentioned specialization course within a wider context of the formation of indigenous teachers and indigene school education. %K Indigenous teacher training %K Indigenous school education %K Intercultural education %U http://www.revistas2.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/5059/3327