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The Cultural Unification Process:
During this time, the constitution delegated the catholic church as an agent in charge of the socialization of indigenous communities into what was called “civilized action”. This brought deep and controversial reflections about how an external culture, religion and customs were impose to ancient communities. -
The disagreement about the Culture Unification Process
During the second decade of the 20th century, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan (with the help of different social groups) started a continuous fight against the idealization of a single culture. His discourse had deep transcendence in creating awareness about how pluralistic Colombian was in terms of Cultures and communities. This brought the idea of a new constitution that recognizes the rights of all types of human representations. -
The Constitution Of 1991
Multiculturalism is recognized for the first time in Colombia through the elaboration of a new Constitution in 1991. This was a new stage of Colombian history which aimed to build a scenario of inlcusion, respect and tollerance among cultures and ideologies. -
National Constituent Assembly
This constituent benefited raciality as it defended our the concrete plurality of Colombian society. it reviewed in detail the need to create fair treatments between the state and different ethnicities. -
Policies in Favor of Pluaralism, Interculturality and Multiculturalism (1992-1996)
Law 24 and 201: Ombudsman and the
Office of the Controller General of Colombia to reaffirm and assure the rights and freedoms of the different ethnic minorities. Law 715: Recognized the transfer of national sources to Indigenous resguardos. Law 115: Permitted that indigenous communities to get benefit from education and health services. Law 270: Acknowledged the validity of indigenous justice, however, in the practice it is not applied -
The Concept of Etno-education was first Introduce to Colombia
Define como la educación “que se ofrece a grupos o comunidades que integran la nacionalidad y que poseen una cultura, una lengua, unas tradiciones y unos fueros propios y autóctonos -
TICs Incorporation to Multiculturality and Interculturality
The new technologies are recognized as a tool that foster interchangeability between cultures, generating spaces of dialog, colaboration not only academical scenarios but also in political spaces. -
Demonstrations and Blockates in Favor of Multiculturality
Despite of the promulgation of the constitution in 1991, different articles were not put into practice in our coutry. For that reason, massive mobilizations started as part of protest as they adduced to have a political system that respect education, rights, and territories of the most vulnerable communities. This communities included:- Peasants
- Afrocolombians
- Women
- Symphatizers
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The constitutional Court Requires Teachers to be Prepared in Etno-Education
The goverment wanted to make an active education by preparing teacher in the field of etno-education. This formation included the training in the cultures and languages where they were going to teach. -
The National Development Plan
This entity developed strategic policies in generating same conditions and equal opportunities taking into account specific population and the different characteristics found in ethnic groups in Colombia.