Abstract

CANTERO-GALARCIO, Elizabeth  and  HERNANDEZ-HERNANDEZ, Elias. Identification of ancestral knowledge in the Emberá Katío ethnic group on environmental care. Prax. Saber [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.31, pp.111-124.  Epub Apr 21, 2022. ISSN 2216-0159.  https://doi.org/10.19053/22160159.v12.n31.2021.11436.

Education in Colombia faces difficulties in the recognition of ancestral knowledge of indigenous communities. Therefore, it is difficult to balance educational programs and the cultural requirements of each community, resulting in the exclusion of this knowledge from educational programs. The objective of this article is to identify the ancestral knowledge of the Emberá Katío culture of Tierralta, Córdoba, related to the environmental care, in order to propose an ethno-educational strategy in the area of natural sciences for the fifth grade of primary school. The methodology of the study is based on a qualitative approach, with an ethnographic design. Data collection was carried out using non-participant observation, semi-structured interview, and focus group techniques. The sample consisted of two Emberá teachers and five indigenous people, key actors within the community: the shaman, the guardian, the herbalist, the hunter, and the elder. Five categories emerge from the analysis of the results-territory, medicinal plants, food, vegetable patch, and memories-with which an ethno-educational strategy is designed for intercultural education in the area of natural sciences and environmental education in the fifth grade of primary school, which can be replicated in other years.

Keywords : indigenous people; traditional knowledge; intercultural education; natural sciences; environmental education.

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