An imaginary trip sowing the seeds of our culture
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Guranie girls |
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Children climb up onto the wings of the condor: the spirit of the Andes. It will guide them as they relate the story of the diversity of cultures found in Bolivia. A dream time where each child is a seed of their culture, tells their own story and contributes to the “II Indigenous Boys’ and Girls’ Summit” recorded on two videos and in a printed document.
Our multicultural society, as seen through the eyes of the children was presented at an event attended by institutions and people working with children. Everyone enjoyed being part of the children’s contribution to our culture. They proved themselves to be skilled musicians, weavers, designers of musical instruments and experts in water management.
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Tacanas girl |
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The videos and the book bring the contributions of children from six indigenous and the Afro Bolivian groups. They came to share their cultures, listen to each other’s music and language, and marvel at the knowledge passed down by their elders.
One Tacana girl tells, “The clothes we wear to dance are made from a plant. We decorate them with fish scales and they look like the ones our grandparents wore.”
Another girl, from the Qakachaca group, says, “This mirror you see on our hats shows that we are still single but our mums can’t wear it any more because they’re married.”
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Afro Bolivian adolescents |
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The Afro Bolivian teenagers danced to the beat of drums accompanied by songs from children from Urus-Iruhito. “We all have the same right to enjoy ourselves whether we are black, white, male or female. This is one of the songs we composed based on an old song sung by our grandparents,” said Marcelo.
This material was produced by Plan, NICOBIS, CAEM, Aid in Action and the Ministry of Justice, as part of the teaching materials used in central schools.
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