Education and Health: A Case of Indigenous Cultural Identity in Colombia

The aim of this paper is to analyze the educational practices in relation to the health of the indigenous people from Misak, in Colombia. An investigation into the educational project is being carried out from several fields using qualitative methodology, specifically the hermeneutical method, given the characteristics of the study. The framework of the educational project draws from the rights of indigenous people subject to the 1991 Constitution, to International Rights, and to the 2007 Public Policies. The specific purposes of the project are strengthening physical and evolutionary development of Misak’ children by adding psycho-objetual and neurolinguistic processes, as well as social relations based on initial own education in accordance with the community itself. Throughout this essay, we develop cultural policies and measures on ethno-education and interculturality.