Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own Education

With the emergence of the Cauca Regional Indigenous Council (CRIC) in Colombia, during the 1970, as the land reclamation process in Cauca began, and supported by Colombian laws that grant autonomy for indigenous groups in education (elementary and middle school and higher education), “educación prop...

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Main Authors: Samuel Asdrubal Avila, Yuli Andrea Ayala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Magdalena 2017-03-01
Series:Jangwa Pana
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Online Access:http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/jangwapana/article/view/1956
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spelling doaj-be571f44bc2b44f5babdfa2892b9360c2020-11-24T23:06:13ZengUniversidad del MagdalenaJangwa Pana1657-49232389-78722017-03-01161546610.21676/16574923.19561800Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own EducationSamuel Asdrubal AvilaYuli Andrea AyalaWith the emergence of the Cauca Regional Indigenous Council (CRIC) in Colombia, during the 1970, as the land reclamation process in Cauca began, and supported by Colombian laws that grant autonomy for indigenous groups in education (elementary and middle school and higher education), “educación propia” or authoctonous education (that acknowledges ancestral native knowledge) became a fundamental issue for the indigenous communities of Cauca. In the municipality of Silvia-Cauca, there is a clear example of this. Since 2011, the construction of an indigenous university began, which is open to all people who wish to become part of it no matter their origin. The following article describes how ALA KUSREIK YA- Misak University seeks to build its own educational system to serve as a platform for recovery of the knowledge, identity and culture of the Misak people, and how, to achieve this purpose, the Misak have been intervened both the architecture of the university, as well as the contents that it offers, their worldview and thoughts about being Misak, based upon the principles of hearing, seeing, thinking, and doing.http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/jangwapana/article/view/1956Educación propiaindígenasTampal kuariNachakMisak Universidad
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author Samuel Asdrubal Avila
Yuli Andrea Ayala
spellingShingle Samuel Asdrubal Avila
Yuli Andrea Ayala
Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own Education
Jangwa Pana
Educación propia
indígenas
Tampal kuari
Nachak
Misak Universidad
author_facet Samuel Asdrubal Avila
Yuli Andrea Ayala
author_sort Samuel Asdrubal Avila
title Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own Education
title_short Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own Education
title_full Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own Education
title_fullStr Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own Education
title_full_unstemmed Ala Kusreik Ya- Misak Universidad: Building their own Education
title_sort ala kusreik ya- misak universidad: building their own education
publisher Universidad del Magdalena
series Jangwa Pana
issn 1657-4923
2389-7872
publishDate 2017-03-01
description With the emergence of the Cauca Regional Indigenous Council (CRIC) in Colombia, during the 1970, as the land reclamation process in Cauca began, and supported by Colombian laws that grant autonomy for indigenous groups in education (elementary and middle school and higher education), “educación propia” or authoctonous education (that acknowledges ancestral native knowledge) became a fundamental issue for the indigenous communities of Cauca. In the municipality of Silvia-Cauca, there is a clear example of this. Since 2011, the construction of an indigenous university began, which is open to all people who wish to become part of it no matter their origin. The following article describes how ALA KUSREIK YA- Misak University seeks to build its own educational system to serve as a platform for recovery of the knowledge, identity and culture of the Misak people, and how, to achieve this purpose, the Misak have been intervened both the architecture of the university, as well as the contents that it offers, their worldview and thoughts about being Misak, based upon the principles of hearing, seeing, thinking, and doing.
topic Educación propia
indígenas
Tampal kuari
Nachak
Misak Universidad
url http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/jangwapana/article/view/1956
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