Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care

Education in Colombia has difficulties in meeting the needs of indigenous communities and balancing educational programs with the cultural requirements of each community. Indigenous children are forced to adapt to an educational system that is not in accordance with their needs. For this reason, the...

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Main Authors: Cantero, Elizabeth, Hernández, Elías Enrique
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Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021
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Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/11436
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description Education in Colombia has difficulties in meeting the needs of indigenous communities and balancing educational programs with the cultural requirements of each community. Indigenous children are forced to adapt to an educational system that is not in accordance with their needs. For this reason, the objective of this work is to identify the ancestral knowledge of the Emberá Katío culture related to caring for the environment and the indigenous relationship with nature. The study methodology is framed in the qualitative approach, with an ethnographic design, the collection of information was carried out by semi-structured interview and observation. As a main conclusion, it is highlighted that the Emberá have a different way of seeing the world, with their own worldview that includes beliefs, practices and traditional customs that define their structure as a people and society, they conceive of the earth as a mother, so they have a relationship of respect for her, which is transmitted to her children through spiritual knowledge and traditional productive practices.
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-114362024-03-15T20:03:01Z Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care Identificación de saberes ancestrales en la etnia Emberá Katío sobre el cuidado del medioambiente Identificação de conhecimentos ancestrais na etnia Emberá Katío sobre cuidados ambientais Cantero, Elizabeth Hernández, Elías Enrique indigenous people traditional knowledge intercultural education natural sciences environmental education población indígena conocimientos tradicionales educación intercultural ciencias naturales educación ambiental povos indígenas conhecimentos tradicionais educação intercultural ciências naturais educação ambiental Education in Colombia has difficulties in meeting the needs of indigenous communities and balancing educational programs with the cultural requirements of each community. Indigenous children are forced to adapt to an educational system that is not in accordance with their needs. For this reason, the objective of this work is to identify the ancestral knowledge of the Emberá Katío culture related to caring for the environment and the indigenous relationship with nature. The study methodology is framed in the qualitative approach, with an ethnographic design, the collection of information was carried out by semi-structured interview and observation. As a main conclusion, it is highlighted that the Emberá have a different way of seeing the world, with their own worldview that includes beliefs, practices and traditional customs that define their structure as a people and society, they conceive of the earth as a mother, so they have a relationship of respect for her, which is transmitted to her children through spiritual knowledge and traditional productive practices. La educación en Colombia tiene dificultades para satisfacer las necesidades de las comunidades indígenas y equilibrar los programas educativos con los requerimientos culturales de cada comunidad, los niños indígenas se ven obligados a adaptarse a un sistema educativo no acorde con sus necesidades. Por ello el objetivo de este trabajo es identificar los saberes ancestrales de la cultura Emberá Katío relacionados con el cuidado del medio ambiente y la relación del indígena con la naturaleza. La metodología del estudio se enmarca en el enfoque cualitativo, con un diseño etnográfico, la recolección de información se realizó por entrevista semiestructurada y la observación. Como conclusión principal se destaca que los Emberá tiene una forma diferente de ver el mundo, con una cosmovisión propia que incluyen creencias, prácticas y costumbres tradicionales que definen su estructura como pueblo y sociedad, conciben a la tierra como madre por lo que tienen una relación de respeto hacia ella, que es trasmitido a sus hijos por medio de los saberes espirituales y las practicas productivas tradicionales. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021-05-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/11436 10.19053/22160159.v12.n31.2021.11436 Praxis & Saber; Vol. 12 No. 31 (2021): Investigación y pedagogía; e11436 Praxis & Saber; Vol. 12 Núm. 31 (2021): Investigación y pedagogía; e11436 Praxis & Saber; Vol. 12 No 31 (2021): Investigación y pedagogía; e11436 Praxis & Saber; V. 12 N. 31 (2021): Investigación y pedagogía; e11436 Praxis & Saber; v. 12 n. 31 (2021): Investigación y pedagogía; e11436 2462-8603 2216-0159 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/11436/10632 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/11436/12602 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/11436/10633 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/11436/10634 Derechos de autor 2021 Elizabeth Cantero, Elías Enrique Hernández http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
spellingShingle indigenous people
traditional knowledge
intercultural education
natural sciences
environmental education
población indígena
conocimientos tradicionales
educación intercultural
ciencias naturales
educación ambiental
povos indígenas
conhecimentos tradicionais
educação intercultural
ciências naturais
educação ambiental
Cantero, Elizabeth
Hernández, Elías Enrique
Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care
title Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care
title_alt Identificación de saberes ancestrales en la etnia Emberá Katío sobre el cuidado del medioambiente
Identificação de conhecimentos ancestrais na etnia Emberá Katío sobre cuidados ambientais
title_full Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care
title_fullStr Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care
title_full_unstemmed Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care
title_short Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care
title_sort identification of ancestral knowledge in the embera katio ethnic group on environmental care
topic indigenous people
traditional knowledge
intercultural education
natural sciences
environmental education
población indígena
conocimientos tradicionales
educación intercultural
ciencias naturales
educación ambiental
povos indígenas
conhecimentos tradicionais
educação intercultural
ciências naturais
educação ambiental
topic_facet indigenous people
traditional knowledge
intercultural education
natural sciences
environmental education
población indígena
conocimientos tradicionales
educación intercultural
ciencias naturales
educación ambiental
povos indígenas
conhecimentos tradicionais
educação intercultural
ciências naturais
educação ambiental
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