The Story of The Kogi , excerpt

- The Kogi attach great importance to memory. The memory of events with which the community has been confronted, the memory of social regulations within the group and so forth. "Memory," they say, "is like eyes which were made to see. If they close, everything becomes darkness."

For them, this memory cannot be written down, it must be spoken, passed down by members of the group. In writing, memories are separated from the people and lose their effectiveness.

The Kogi view time as cyclical, whereas most of us in the modern world see it as linear. Cyclical time calls for the continual re-creation of the world, as opposed to linear time, which views the past as outdated and generally assumes the future will inevitably be better. Linked to the living world, from which their society takes its collective operating rules, the Kogi celebrate the existence of a vital cycle of birth, maturity, death and re-birth.

In this cyclical life, the fundamental stages of individual and collective life are marked by rituals; specific ceremonies which, through shared experience, allow the integration and the construction of an identity for each individual. Cyclical time also allows individuals their own experience of the world, within the framework of rules made by the elders. It allows each generation to take advantage of this experience, and thus to open up its field of conscience. For the Kogi, conscience is paramount, and this demands watchfulness at all times.

- source video Full : From the Heart of the World. : http://youtu.be/CdneDLoatjo

The Kogi; "The elder brothers' warning"

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-521537373096312859&hl=nl#

AlunA - themovie trailer - : http://www.alunathemovie.com

Info : http://www.evolver.net/user/localmc/blog/story_kogi

Full Audio File : an artistic impression of the video broadcasted by the BBC in 1991 : http://soundcloud.com/localmcmedia/the-story-of-the-kogi

- source video : From the Heart of the World ,
The Kogi; "The elder brothers' warning"
http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-521537373096312859&hl=nl#

playlist : http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FB8D53132479F439

The Elder Brothers Warning
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL507C966F5F265770

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[Depotmaster]

i would like to sit down with them and explain them the laws of entropy. i'm curious how they would defend the cyclical time against that.

[MettaTaiChi]

Thankyou for helping to spread the message of the Kogi Mamas.Others might be interested to know that after filming 'From the Heart of the World , the Elder Brother's Warning' Alan Ereira immediately set up the charity Tairona Heritage Trust which has continued to work with the Kogi Mamas, under their direction.If you feel a connection with these wonderful people, I would highly recommend you support this charity.

[LEONARDOVITOAMODIO]

OUTSTANDING VIDEO OF AN OUSTANDING PEOPLE. All should listen and learn from the elders of this world. The Kogi know the way..

[szalard]

I see here so many videos about American or European, but mostly American tourists go there, and look at this people like they use to look at every native people, with disrespect and fun. It is sad, I am afraid that instead of they changing us, we will change them and destroy this society, maibe the sole one that can save our world from destruction. Kogis, Arhuacos, Wiwas should not let common tourists to interfere with them. They should keep the barriers closed to most of people who go there.

[ecoalejo]

"..A man named Alan Ereira, 20 years ago made a film about the Kogi, now turned to make another "From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers' Warning" The people should know that this man ignores the other tribes of the Sierra , disregards the historical relationship of four villages in the Sierra Nevada and sharing principlesand responsibilities of ancient origin ... The Kogi in turn should clarify that this practice is not consistent with disruptive history of the Peoples of the Sierra.."