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What could museums learn from the ancestral knowledge of the peoples from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta?

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    Abstract

    Currently, the majority of the material cultural heritage of the descendants of the Tairona culture – Kággaba, Arhuaco, Wiwa, Kankuamo – of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) in Colombia is dispersed across museums in Europe, as well as North and South America. According to their ancestral knowledge and complex understanding of the world, this cultural heritage is of immense importance to the Tairona’s descendants as it contributes to planetary equilibrium. What kind of
    relationship do the Tairona’s descendants have with Earth? Which significance does the material cultural heritage hold and what are the consequences of its translocation? How could a shift in perspective enable transformation within museums and foster collective action toward planetary protection?
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationTransnational Island Museologies : Materials for Discussion
    EditorsKaren Brown, Jamie Allan Brown, Ana S. González Rueda
    Number of pages5
    Place of PublicationParis
    PublisherICOM of the International Council of Museums
    Publication date2024
    Pages43-47
    ISBN (Electronic)978-2-491997-84-7
    Publication statusPublished - 2024
    EventInternational Conference & 47th ICOFOM Annual AssemblyInternational Conference & ICOFOM International Conference & ICOFOM : Transnational Island Museologies - University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
    Duration: 05.06.202407.06.2024
    https://icofom.mini.icom.museum/international-conference-icofom-47th-annual-assembly-5-7-june-2024/

    Research areas and keywords

    • Cultural studies

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