THE SEARCH FOR PRESERVATION OF CULTURE OF THE GAMES OF THE ORIGINATING PEOPLE IN CHILE

Abstract

The Mapuche culture has traditions related to the games used in education and training of new generations and also as a way to perpetuate the cultural traditions of the ancient knowledge of the people. The Chilean curriculum referring establishes possibilities of using activities and games of social culture, as part of the School Physical Education content and the maintenance of cultural identity. Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of integrating the Mapuche culture of games in the basic education curriculum for Physical Education from an analytical study of the Mapuche games, to see if they have consistency in relation to the objectives and contents established by referring national curriculum. Method: Qualitative study, analytical, descriptive; analysis of pictures of the structure of games and curricular compatibility; analysis from the triangulation of variables: game, aim, content, Chilean national curriculum; Descriptive statistical frequency. Results: 76% of consistency between the content of school physical education for primary education, and the Mapuche games. Conclusions: the Mapuche games have, in their structure, aspects that contribute to the development of the students, in accordance with what is stated in the curriculum related, the Chilean School Physical Education.