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Koguis
The Kogi ( ), or Cogui, or Kágaba, meaning " jaguar" in the Kogi language, are an indigenous group that resides in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia. Their culture has continued since the Pre-Columbian era. Language The Kogi language belongs to the Chibchan family. History The Kogi people are descendants of the Tairona culture, which flourished before the times of the Spanish conquest. The Tairona were an advanced civilization which built many stone structures and pathways in the jungles. They made many gold objects which they would hang from trees and around their necks. They lived not much differently from modern day Kogi. Before the Spanish conquistadors arrived, the Tairona were forced to move into the highlands when the Caribs invaded around 1000 CE. The decision to flee to the mountains proved beneficial and strategic by the time the Spanish entered modern-day Colombia in the 15th century. Later, missionaries came and also began to infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aluna
''Aluna'' is a 2012 feature-length documentary film sequel to the 1990 BBC documentary ''From the Heart of The World: Elder Brother's Warning (BBC documentary), From the Heart of The World: Elder Brother's Warning''. The first documentary showed an ancient Koguis, Kogi tribe civilisation (the Elder Brother) who emerge to offer their concern for people of the Modern History, modern world (Younger Brother). Younger Brother is urged to change or suffer environmental disaster. After offering the warning, the Koguis, Kogi retreat to their community hidden in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. In the second documentary, the Koguis, Kogis have re-emerged, realising that the importance of their warning was not grasped. As well as warning Younger Brother, they have decided to share their understandings of how nature works in the belief that doing so will share their burden of healing the dying planet. Content summary Realising that their warning in 1990 was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
