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We are very sad to inform you that Mama Jacinto Zarabata died on Sunday, 7 April. He was the great patriarch of the Sierra, the Jefe Mayor. The whole Sierra, all its indigenous peoples, are in mourning, He and his brothers, Mama Valencio and Mama Bernardo, organised and supervised the creation of the Organisación Gonawindua Tairona to speak for the Mamas to the Colombian government, and the making of the television programme “From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning” which brought the Kogi message to many millions around the world for the first time. He was the guardian of a profound understanding of nature and the proper behaviour of mankind.
He was believed to be 100 years old.
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We are very sad to inform you that Mama Jacinto Zarabata died on Sunday, 7 April. He was the great patriarch of the Sierra, the Jefe Mayor. The whole Sierra, all its indigenous peoples, are in mourning, He and his brothers, Mama Valencio and Mama Bernardo, organised and supervised the creation of the Organisación Gonawindua Tairona to speak for the Mamas to the Colombian government, and the making of the television programme “From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning” which brought the Kogi message to many millions around the world for the first time. He was the guardian of a profound understanding of nature and the proper behaviour of mankind.
He was believed to be 100 years old.
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The following letter was received by the Trust from Gonavindua Tairona in August 1997. It neatly encapsulates the relationship which exists between the two organisations, and details the financial assistance the Trust has been able to make to the Mamas. Its formal language indicates the help of a Colombian lawyer in its drafting. This is the English translation of the original Spanish.
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The following letter was received by the Trust from Gonavindua Tairona in August 1997. It neatly encapsulates the relationship which exists between the two organisations, and details the financial assistance the Trust has been able to make to the Mamas. Its formal language indicates the help of a Colombian lawyer in its drafting. This is the English translation of the original Spanish.
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The mission of the Trust is to magnify the Kogis’ voice, to help them defend their culture and its territorial integrity and to learn from them how to better protect the planet which we all share.
The Kogi are descendants of the Tairona and are the last surviving civilization from the world of the Inca and Aztec.
They are an indigenous people who consider themselves to be the guardians of the earth and are worried by our attempts to destroy it.
The mountain - in Colombia - is their home, it is quite literally a microcosmos, a mirror of the planet on which every ecological zone is represented. The impact of the modern world is affecting their environment and from their vantage point on the mountain they can see how this is damaging the rest of the planet.
The Trust needs your help to support this mission.
From The Heart of the World: The Elder Brother's Warning
Watch the first film made by Alan Ereira and the BBC in 1990 about the ancient Kogi civilisation from the Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, Colombia.
Aluna:
The Movie
The follow up film was made 25 years later at the request of the Kogi Mamas because they said we had not heard them the first time.
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We will offer the Kogi a way to communicate directly with the wider world.
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We will respond to, and publicise, requests by the Kogi for help in protecting their territory and culture.
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We will learn from the Kogi about their understanding of environmental management and publicise that knowledge through all media.
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We will implement initiatives to educate young people about the principles and way of life of the Kogi in order to protect the planet for future generations.
Support UsThe Kogi message is important for us all. They consider themselves to be the guardians of the earth and are worried by our attempts to destroy it. They want their voice and knowledge to be heard around the world and for us to take action to protect the planet that we all share. The Kogi need your help to do this.