South America is home to many indigenous civilizations. Among on of these is the Kogi Indians. Ancestor of the Kogi Indians is the Tairona. They were under the threat of the Inca Empire, calling for help from Spanish Conquistadores. Benefiting from their help, they still decimated in numbers due to illness. Regardless, out of it came the Sierra Nevada Tribes, with the Kogi Indians included. The Kogi Indians are a preColombian civilization. Direct relatives of the ancient Tairona, they have been around since the 1st Century AD. They identify themselves as the “Elder Brothers,” seperating themselves from modern civilization. With a population of approximately 12,000 people, they revolve their lives on the mind rather than the body. Meaning, rather than keeping a healthy body, they meditate and envelope themselves with nature, entering “Aluna” which they consider to be a distinct realm. As for their relationship to nature, they habituate in a northern region of Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria. In the Sierra Nevada, the amount of life is limitless. Every single kind of ecosystem is found in the area that the Kogi live in. Although the land is promising, they continue travelling accordingly. Their belief is
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It is the reason why they have kept away from the rest of the world. They have such a grand belief that the world is a scared place, the “Great Mother.” Mamas are their form of priests, training the young from birth to 18 years of age to meditate. Aluna, their spirit realm, is what they hope to achieve. Their main concern is how the world will end up. They do not appreciate their land being taken down or any part of the earth. They believe that as the world is being plowed down by people, they are disrespecting the Great Mother. Their main concern overall is to care for the earth. By doing such, they attempt to redeem the earth and the dead souls, as they claim the rest of the world to
It is the reason why they have kept away from the rest of the world. They have such a grand belief that the world is a scared place, the “Great Mother.” Mamas are their form of priests, training the young from birth to 18 years of age to meditate. Aluna, their spirit realm, is what they hope to achieve. Their main concern is how the world will end up. They do not appreciate their land being taken down or any part of the earth. They believe that as the world is being plowed down by people, they are disrespecting the Great Mother. Their main concern overall is to care for the earth. By doing such, they attempt to redeem the earth and the dead souls, as they claim the rest of the world to