Estrategias de enseñanza etnobotánica de las comunidades raizales en la ciudad de Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Abstract

Bogotá is one of the largest centers of interculturality in the country, where despite the different signs and connotations that can bias information and knowledge about the capital, many ethnic groups have arrived at its different locations, adopting the rhythm of life for being the capital city and the particularities that it houses, but also maintaining its ancestry, characteristics of each culture and education to each of the individuals in formation, thus ensuring that there is no loss of identity due to being far from the territory. (Bogotá. Mayor's Office. Institute of Cultural Heritage - IDPC, 2011). Therefore, within all the cultural wealth found in the city of Bogotá, we have the Raizal community, an ethnic group marked by segregation, racism and lack of opportunities, since the great migrations to the north began to emerge. mainland from the islands of the archipelago, and that at the time, military service was important to get a job or access to education, the Raizales are currently working hand in hand with different entities of the District, allowing the expansion of knowledge around their culture, mutual learning and taking advantage of the opportunities that Bogotá offers as a city, to meet these needs and other fundamental rights (Bogotá. Mayor's Office. Cultural Heritage Institute - IDPC, 2011). However, the different contributions that the Raizal community has provided to the residents of the capital are found from the "José Celestino Mutis" Botanical Garden of Bogotá, the need to learn about the uses they give to plants, understanding the worldview of the community and strengthening the bond of unity between the people that make up this community and the District. This work collects information with those who know the traditional Raizal knowledge in the use of plants at a medicinal, nutritional and ritual level, to develop ethnobotanical teaching methodologies in the capital district.