Developing studies that the main objective was to understand the identity constitution of Guarani/Kaiowá and Kadiwéu children population in Mato Grosso do Sul, we gathered data about culture, environment and identity itself, for consideration and comparison within these two ethnic groups. The Psychosemiotics gave us the theoretical and technical basis for the analysis of the children's artistic production. Despite of not having finished the project with the Kadiwéu, we can notice in the preliminary results that the difficult access to the reservation and its environmental preservation, the exuberance and originality of its pottery, among other factors, contributed largely to a greater homogeneity in the expression and content of the children's assignment analyzed. On the other hand, in the Guarani/Kaiowá group, the other studied reservation, the ethnical identification did not occur. This reservation is located very close to the city, with severe environmental damages and loss of knowledge and skills to produce handmade artifacts, that once were an important part of their cultural heritage from the past, and are now fading away. And this causes important influences in the investigations regarding gender, mental health and education of the referred populations.
Guarani/Kaiowá; Kadiwéu; gender; culture
