Threatened ancestral culture
Location: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
Project Date: Jun 21, 2023
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The Kogui and other indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada have suffered displacement due to violence, armed confrontations and territorial disputes. These communities have been affected by the presence and actions of illegal armed groups operating in the region, who seek to control the territory and natural resources, such as illicit crops and illegal mining.
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Forced displacement has had a significant impact on the lives of the Kogui and other indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada. They have lost their ancestral lands, their livelihoods and their traditional way of life. Furthermore, displacement often results in the loss of human life, human rights violations, and the destruction of community infrastructure.
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In centuries of peaceful and empowered resistance, the Kogui ethnic group represents a form of ancestral struggle against contemporary phenomena that devastate traditions and resources, putting the physical and cultural existence of peoples living in conflict zones and territories at risk. surrounding areas, including all the Kogui of the Sierra Nevada.
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The Colombian government has implemented measures to protect the rights of indigenous peoples and address forced displacement. Indigenous reserves and territories have been established to protect their territorial and cultural rights. However, despite these efforts, significant challenges remain in the effective implementation of these policies and the protection of indigenous peoples.
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The constructive tradition represents a knowledge that is based on the doing of their peoples, each family builds its own and is based on the constructive heritage that identifies an entire culture.
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Modernity and Western customs arrive constantly in an unstoppable process that threatens their culture, but ultimately, sometimes helps for good in their basic needs.
“The Kogui consider this region as a sacred place, which they compare to the human body: while the hills and mountains are mythical beings that give rise to life, the water sources are the “blood”, which keeps the body alive.” @verdadabierta
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Summary
For decades, the indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta have faced numerous challenges and problems, including forced displacement due to the armed conflict in Colombia. The armed conflict in Colombia involves various armed groups, including guerrillas, paramilitaries, and the Colombian army, and has caused serious impacts on indigenous communities throughout the country.
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The eternal resistance of an ancient people
Colombia 2020
The Kogui indigenous peoples are an ethnic group that lives in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in Colombia. They are part of the four main ethnic groups that inhabit this mountainous region, along with the Arhuaco, the Wiwa and the Kankuamo.
For decades, the indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta have faced numerous challenges and problems, including forced displacement due to the armed conflict in Colombia. The armed conflict in Colombia involves various armed groups, including guerrillas, paramilitaries, and the Colombian army, and has caused serious impacts on indigenous communities throughout the country.
