Tejiendo saberes: baúl de herramientas pedagógicas como estrategia para el fortalecimiento de la educación propia en la UCA Triunfadores del Mañana, esguardo indígena de Cumbal, Nariño

Abstract

Abstract This research addresses the limited participation of families in the processes of Education Propia (indigenous-led education) at the "Triunfadores del Mañana" Community Care Unit (UCA),located in the Gran Cumbal Indigenous Reservation, Nariño. This situation directly impacts child-rearing and the transmission of essential knowledge for the survival of cultural identity. The general objective of the study was to design the "Pedagogical Toolkit" (Baúl de Herramientas Pedagógicas) as an intercultural strategy to strengthen the role of families as coeducators. Methodologically, the study was developed under a qualitative approach with a descriptive-propositional scope, utilizing semi-structured interviews and a focus group with the participation of key stakeholders. Based on the analysis of the information, three structuring axes were consolidated: i) Experiential pedagogy in the territory; ii) Sacredness, identity, and cultural survival; and iii) Oral tradition, memory, and family bonds. These axes enabled the design of four pedagogical strategies based on an indigenous pathway: oral tradition around the hearth (fogón), the shagra (a garden for food cultivation) as a setting for exploration, the weaving of identity through Pasto symbology, and journeys to sacred sites for the revitalization of knowledge. Finally, the "Tejiendo Saberes" (Weaving Knowledge) proposal stands as a key instrument to foster educational co-responsibility and guarantee the survival of the Pasto people's cultural identity in the Cumbal Reservation.