From the «fogón» to the «chagra»: Women, leadership and intercultural education in colombian amazonia and the sierra nevada de santa marta

Abstract

Using the methodology of the life trajectories, based on the cases of four indigenous women, I want to reconstruct the characteristics of intercultural higher education experiences in the Colombian Amazon and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Caribbean cost). The reconstruction of the life stories of these women allows to reflect the concrete challenges, successes, and difficulties they have faced. It helps us to understand the reproduction of relationships of masculine domination, but also to identify ruptures and changes in gender roles inside or outside of the communities. In this sense, I propose in this article the following questions: What are the emerging experiences of intercultural higher education in Colombia? What are the characteristics in the Amazonas and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta cases and what is the role being played by women? This article shows a very interesting and provisional result of indigenous women formation in Colombia. © 2016, Edicoes Universitarias Lusofonas. All rights reserved.