Categorias: Todos - traditions - rights - mining - democracy

por STEVEN PALACIO ORREGO 4 anos atrás

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Organigrama arbol

The Motilón Barí are an indigenous group with a rich cultural heritage and a democratic social structure. They speak the Barí language, part of the Chibcha linguistic family, and maintain various rituals and traditions, including singing to arrows.

Organigrama arbol

Motilón Barí.

Culture and traditions

The Barí language is part of the linguistic family Chibcha.
Rituals
Sing to the arrows
Traditions

Current issues

Loss of traditions and identity
Violation of your rights by the government
Violence by the guerrillas and self-defense groups
Diseases from mining

Territory

The territory and natural resources are sacred
Ishthana

Communals

The Enchanted

The prohibited areas

Social Organization.

In each family there are two caciques with hierarchical order according to age
The political authority is the cacique (ñatubai)
They are a totally democratic society

Their History

In the 21st century, the Barí are once again threatened by the interests of the mining companies in Venezuela
In 1963, guided by the conceptions of indigenismo, the director of Indigenous Affairs of Colombia began a work to protect the territory that was still controlled by the Barí and later two
Starting in the first decade of the 20th century, concessions were made for oil exploitation in the Barí territory
Encouraging the opening of highways and the massive colonization of the region
Since pre-Hispanic times, the area was characterized by permanent intercultural contact between groups from the surrounding regions
An amerindian people that live in the jungles of the catatumbo river, on both sides of the border between Colombia and Venezuela

Population

This indigenous town has a population of 5,923 people
the highest concentration of this population are Cúcuta and Tibú.
4,897 are in the municipal capitals