Kankuamo
Lands
South-eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta near Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia, centered on Atánquez
Countries Colombia
Facts 3
Achievement
In 2022 UNESCO recognized the ancestral knowledge system shared by the Kankuamo, Arhuaco, Kogui and Wiwa as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
As of 2022 Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 17.COM 7.B.3 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
The Kankuamo resguardo, about 24,212 hectares near Valledupar, was collectively titled to the people in 2003.
As of 2003 Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Dirección de Poblaciones, Kankuamos, guardianes del equilibrio del mundo (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
Since the late 1980s, supported by neighboring Sierra Nevada peoples, the Kankuamo have led a process of cultural renewal and peaceful resistance.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Dirección de Poblaciones, Kankuamos, guardianes del equilibrio del mundo (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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