The experience of the Kotiria in the northwest amazon: two indigenous organizations as protagonists

For the last twenty years, two indigenous associations of the Kotiria (Wanano) people of the Upper Rio Negro region, Amazonas, have engaged in efforts to strengthen and maintain their language and culture. The Association of the Khumuno Wʉ’ʉ Kotiria Indigenous School (ASEKK), located in the village...

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Autores: Stenzel, Kristine, Trindade, José Galves, Cabral, Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Brasileira de Linguística (ABRALIN)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Linguística
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs3.cadernos.abralin.org:article/245
Acceso en línea:https://cadernos.abralin.org/index.php/cadernos/article/view/245
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Kotiria, Línguas Indígenas Amazônicas, Alto Rio Negro, Escolas Indígenas Diferenciadas, Revitalização
Kotiria, Amazonian languages, Upper Rio Negro, Indigenous Schools, Revitalization
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Sumario:For the last twenty years, two indigenous associations of the Kotiria (Wanano) people of the Upper Rio Negro region, Amazonas, have engaged in efforts to strengthen and maintain their language and culture. The Association of the Khumuno Wʉ’ʉ Kotiria Indigenous School (ASEKK), located in the village of Caruru-Cachoeira, promotes activities with the school community serving five villages in the Upper Rio Negro Indigenous Land, while the Association of the Kotiria People (APOK) works within the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, AM, seat of the “most indigenous municipality of Brazil”. We offer an overview of the history of these organizations: their concerns, actions, challenges and accomplishments, as well as the partnerships they have developed in their fight for recognition and strengthening of their linguistic heritage and cultural identity.