Conference: Cofán Survival in the Peninsula

On the occasion of celebrating the first year of web life of the Ballenita magazine, With the support of UPSE and Museo Amantes de Sumpa, we are pleased to share with the peninsular community the experience of one of the most proud indigenous peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon; the Cofan; through the Conference: "Cofán Survival: Current Situation and Future Perspectives.

The A'i  The Cofanes (Spanish name) are an indigenous ethnic group from the Amazon who share the territory in the north of the province of Sucumbíos and the south of the department of Putumayo; that is, they live in the area of greatest conflict in Colombia and the area of greatest oil exploitation in Ecuador. Despite this, and thanks to the wisdom of their elders, a process of cultural rescue and of their ancestral values and knowledge has been taking place for several years, leading them to become today perhaps the only indigenous group of those contacted who have consciously and voluntarily decided to say NO to the operations of these people within their territories.

Today, their survival is a very delicate issue, since at the beginning of 1900 there were almost 70,000 individuals and now there are only 1,700.

Within this context, AJONCE (Association of Young People of the Cofán Nationality of Ecuador) was born a few years ago. Committed to their people, they have been carrying out work to disseminate information about their past, present and future situation, with presentations and conferences in places such as the UN (NY, UN); Scotland; Chile; Colombia, among others.

The conference Cofán survival: current situation and prospects future will be presented on Friday, August 27th starting at 2:00 p.m. in the Multifunctional Room of the Amantes de Sumpa museum and on Saturday, August 28th starting at 10 a.m. at UPSE.

including a time for feedback and the presentation of the UKAVATI group (with music used by its women and men when carrying out their daily tasks), and this is accompanied by an exhibition of their handicrafts made by its women basically with by-products collected from the jungle.

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