A WESTERN LOOK AT THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESSES OF THE EMBERA CHAMÍ CULTURE (CAIMALITO-RISARALDA)

Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify risk factors that affect young people in the indigenous settlement of Caimalito in the village of Pereira Risaralda. From qualitative research and from ethnographic elements, the voices of the community are recovered through observation and interviews. This shaped the analysis of literature in processes of acculturation, hybridization and cultural uprooting, the findings obtained reflect the loss of the mother tongue as an indicator of ethnic loss in which some factors such as the pressure of the dominant culture, in this case the western culture, migration and the lack of public policies that promote the preservation of the language. For this reason, it is necessary to complement strategies such as bilingual education, care for embera chamí culture and national awareness over the importance of cultural diversity.