The importance of ancestral games as a mechanism of cultural valuation and a mechanism of social relations

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Ancestral games, wayuu ethnic group, knowledges, social relationships, cultural valuation, coexistence

Abstract

Ancestral wayuu games were born during daily grazing activities, where children, adolescents and young people take advantage of the time creating and executing games as a form of entertainment. The research was qualitative, using direct observation, the semi-structured interview and the use of primary and secondary information sources as data collection techniques. Bearing in mind the intention of the research, which is to know the importance of ancestral games as a mechanism of cultural valuation and strengthening of social relations within the Wayuu ethnic group, they feel that they are elderly people, preferably grandparents and grandmothers who know the historical context of ancient games. The interpretation and analysis of the results was carried out using the NVivo version 12 computer software. The results found evidenced the ancestral games for the Wayuu ethnic group, which are a fundamental part of the knowledge transmission process. The loss of these practices within the younger population makes their rescue essential. Ancestral games mark the link and interaction between the Wayuu being and his environment, improving the bonds of brotherhood, coexistence, solidarity and reciprocity between ethnic members.

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Alcides Rafael Daza Daza, LA GUAJIRA UNIVERSITY, RIOHACHA LA GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA

Alcides Rafael Daza Daza, professor of the engineering faculty, member of the research group Caribbean Territories, University of La Guajira, km 5 via Maicao, Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia, adaza@uniguajira.edu.co. Research lines Ecosystems in arid and semi-arid environments; environment, natural sciences and health; Culture and society. Projects: Guidelines for the coastal and marine territorial ordering of the department of La Guajira from the cultural diversity. 2017-2019, Colciencias - Uniguajira; Design of a methodological instrument for the comprehensive management of the Mayapo and Riohacha beaches in La Guajira Colombiana; Pilot system for sustainable water management in the Jaritpa indigenous community, integrating ancestral knowledge and practices with appropriate technologies. Publications: Daza-Daza, A. R., Rodríguez-Valencia, N., and Carabalí-Angola, A. (2018). The Water Resource in the Wayuu Indigenous Communities of the Colombian Guajira. Part 1: A Look from the Ancestral Knowledge and Practices. Information Technology, 29 (6), 13–24. doi: 10.4067 / s0718-07642018000600013; Daza Daza, A., Serna Mendoza, C., and Carabalí Angola, A. (2018). The Water Resource in the Wayuu Indigenous Communities of the Colombian Guajira. Part 2: Qualitative Study of the Conditions of Hygiene, Cleanliness and Availability of Water. Information Technology, 29 (6), 25-32. Doi: 10.4067 / S0718-07642018000600025

Margelis Brillid Illidge Fonseca, LAACHON MAYAPO RURAL ETHNEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, MANAURE LA GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA

Margelis Brillid Illidge Fonseca, recently graduated social worker, Internal Coordinator of the Rural Ethnoeducational Institution Laachon Mayapo, member of the research group Semiarid Territories of the Caribbean, Km 21 via al Pájaro, Manaure, La Guajira - Colombia, mbillidge@uniguajira.edu.co. Research lines culture and society. Project: Guidelines for the coastal and marine territorial ordering of the department of La Guajira from the cultural diversity. 2017-2019, Colciencias - Uniguajira. Currently I am giving my first advances in academic production with the publication of this article.

Alexis Carabalí Angola , LA GUAJIRA UNIVERSITY, RIOHACHA LA GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA

Alexis Carabali Angola, professor, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, research group, Semi-Arid Territories of the Caribbean, University of La Guajira. Km 5 via Maicao, Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia, acarabali@uniguajira.edu.co. Research lines: territoriality and territorial ordering, cultural diversity, ancestral justice systems. Projects: The Wayuu Origin Route, uniguajira. 2015. Guidelines for the coastal and marine territorial ordering of the department of La Guajira from the cultural diversity. 2017-2019, Colciencias - uniguajira. Publications: Daza, A. Rodriguez, N. Carabali A. The Water Resource in the Wayuu Indigenous Communities of the Colombian Guajira: A View from the Ancestral Knowledge and Practices. Part 1. ISSN Technology Information: 0718-0764 v.29 fasc.6 p.13 - 24, 2018, doi: dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-07642018000600013

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2020-07-31

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Daza Daza, A. R., Illidge Fonseca, M. B., & Carabalí Angola , A. (2020). The importance of ancestral games as a mechanism of cultural valuation and a mechanism of social relations. Prisma Social Journal, (30), 207–228. Retrieved from https://revistaprismasocial.es/ps/article/view/3739

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No. 30 (2020): Juegos y Gamificación para el Desarrollo Social y Comunitario

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