Abstract

UTUMY, Edson  and  LEAO, Marcelo Franco. DESCRIPTION OF NATIVE FRUITS USED IN THE INDIGENOUS RIKBAKTSA PEOPLE'S DIET. Rev. Exitus [online]. 2018, vol.8, n.3, pp.423-451.  Epub June 05, 2018. ISSN 2237-9460.  https://doi.org/10.24065/2237-9460.2018v8n3id652.

With aims to registering traditional and scientific knowledge of the native Rikbaktsa people's diet, the purpose of this study is to describe the basic characteristics of the native fruits used by the Rikbaktsa peoples's diet and the manner in which they are consumed. It is an ethnographic study carried out between 2014 and 2016 involving three Indigenous Lands: Erikpatsa, Japuíra and Escondido, located in the Mato Grosso municipalities of Brasnorte, Juara, Cotriguaçu, respectively. The data were collected from interviews with the elderlies from different communities, as well as field observations of the edible fruits available in the region. The fruits were sketched and then the harvest time and the manner of consumption were described. Following the study, it was possible to describe 32 native edible fruits of the Rikbaktsa people. The finding of such a variety may be related to the fact that the territory being investigated covers a portion of cerrado and also features an area of the amazon forest. It was possible to investigate the names of each fruit in the native and popular languages, as well as scientific, and the seasonality of those fruits. Regarding the manner of preparation, it was found that some can be eaten immediately after being picked from the tree, others are stored for three or more days to ripen, others are cooked, others are used to prepare juices or chicha (fermented beverage). The study allowed for the recording of characteristics of native fruits and is a form of preserving the culture and strengthening the costumes lest they be forgotten. It is expected that this article serves as a source of consultation of future generations, both indigenous and non-indigenous.

Keywords : Diet; Native fruits; Manner of consumption; Traditional people.

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