Culture of caring for indigenous people with children

Objective: to present the care lifestyles of indigenous peoples with an emphasis on children for transfer in health institutions. Methodology: documental investigation, in the aspect of the culture of care, through four indigenous communities circumscribed in Roraima. The discussion in four axes: hygiene, food, evacuations to eat and sleep, and care for injuries to children under and over 1 year old. Results: This gave rise to three tables: indigenous people, lifestyle of care for children under 1 year old and another with children over 1 year old. Contributions to practice: these were traces of how difficult it is to care for the indigenous population, which deserves training for health professionals. Final Considerations: They pointed to interculturality, the process of cultural heritage, in principle, through Catholicism and the need for training health professionals, especially nursing with the proposal of transculturality.