Indigenous health in Brazil in the 21st century and indigenous psychology

Resumo

In the 21st century, indigenous peoples in Brazil face challenges that go beyond physical health, encompassing psychosocial and cultural issues. This article explores the interface between indigenous health, psychology and critical phenomenology, highlighting the contributions of a decolonial approach to more contextualized and culturally respectful health practices. Based on data on health conditions and indigenous epistemologies, the article discusses how Psychology can integrate ancestral knowledge and confront structural violence. The question that guides this reflection is: how can Psychology, based on a decolonial and critical phenomenological perspective, contribute to health practices that respect indigenous cosmologies and confront the structural violence that these populations experience?