Conservación de la identidad cultural como derecho humano análisis desde la comunidad indígena Arhuaca Jimaín

Abstract

In this work, the role that traditional authorities have in the conservation of the Arhuaco cultural identity will be investigated from the territory as a result of semi-structured interviews carried out with different groups of people from the Jimaín indigenous community of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, as well as as the perception that the community itself has regarding the conservation of that identity, for this an analysis will be carried out based on the contextualization of the concept of cultural identity in the Arhuaca Jimaín indigenous community of the municipality of Pueblo Bello in the department of Cesar, in order to thus knowing the task of each of the participants in the conservation process, as well as the position of the community regarding the effectiveness of these processes. Therefore, relevant aspects in the conservation process will be mentioned from the birth of the Arhuaco indigenous person to becoming an adult. Then emphasis will be placed on the situations that the indigenous people of the Jimaín community consider that put at risk or threaten the conservation of their cultural identity as a human right. It is evident that with all the external advances to which these communities are exposed, it is possible that their cultural identity becomes blurred over time, therefore, carrying out an analysis of these possible causes and the efforts made from within the community community for this conservation is essential.