Misak
Lands
Resguardos of Guambía and Quisgó in Silvia, Cauca, and nearby municipalities of southwestern Colombia
Countries Colombia
Facts 3
Achievement
In 2000 a Misak leader became the first Indigenous person elected by popular vote as governor of Colombia's Cauca department.
As of 2000 Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Dirección de Poblaciones, Misak (Guambianos), la gente del agua, del conocimiento y de los sueños (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Misak keep their mother tongue, Wampi-misamerawam, and see it as central to their ethnic and cultural identity.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Dirección de Poblaciones, Misak (Guambianos), la gente del agua, del conocimiento y de los sueños (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Misak traditional dress, including the man's blue wrap called lusi pal, stands as a lasting symbol of resistance and of how the Misak present themselves.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Dirección de Poblaciones, Misak (Guambianos), la gente del agua, del conocimiento y de los sueños (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Suggest a correctionFor nations: how to correct, add or remove anything here
Names, lands and facts are written from the sources shown. Corrections from nations come first.