Artikel ; Online: Aging in Indigenous Communities: Perspective from Two Ancestral Communities in the Colombian Andean-Amazon Region.
Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
2024 Band 39, Heft 2, Seite(n) 189–205
Abstract: The phenomenon of world aging is not foreign to indigenous communities. In the last few years, research about these communities around the world has increased, but aging in indigenous towns still has not been studied widely. The purpose of this research ... ...
Abstract | The phenomenon of world aging is not foreign to indigenous communities. In the last few years, research about these communities around the world has increased, but aging in indigenous towns still has not been studied widely. The purpose of this research is to interpret the meaning of old age in two indigenous communities from the Colombian Andean-Amazon region (the Inga and Kamëntsa) to reinforce the relevance of the local sociocultural context within the configuration of the meaning of old age and to emphasize the importance of considering particular regional characteristics for the design of policies and interventions aiming to recognize and integrate indigenous populations. This is a qualitative study with an interactionism-symbolism approach. In total, six indigenous people older than 60 years from two ancestral communities from the Colombian Andean-Amazon region participated in the in-depth interviews. Data analysis was carried out in three moments: discovery, coding, and relativization of the information. The results show that old age means wisdom, "I am wise," which is supported in the cosmology and the trajectory of life, reinforces the identity and autonomy, and allows them to be agents in the dynamics of their communities from the "I do," in other words, their roles as builders of the family-society and as guards of ancestral knowledge. The loss of this knowledge and the elements that it is composed of uproot them and put them at risk of disappearing as individuals and as a collective. In conclusion, the meaning of old age in these communities is not centered on a determinate age; you are not old, you are wise, and as such, they play a central role in their communities. Moreover, wisdom is built in parallel with their cosmology and assigns them the task of safekeeping ancestral knowledge. In order to do this, they use oral tradition as a tool, words that are born in their territories, travel in a nonlinear timeline, and get strengthened by the community while also protecting it and building it. Knowing what aging means for Indigenous communities can facilitate to the development of policies and initiatives and to provide culturally appropriate and effective programs. |
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Mesh-Begriff(e) | Humans ; Colombia/ethnology ; Female ; Male ; Aging/ethnology ; Qualitative Research ; Aged ; Indians, South American ; Middle Aged ; Indigenous Peoples ; Interviews as Topic ; Aged, 80 and over |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2024-05-08 |
Erscheinungsland | Netherlands |
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 644348-5 |
ISSN | 1573-0719 ; 0169-3816 |
ISSN (online) | 1573-0719 |
ISSN | 0169-3816 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10823-023-09495-1 |
Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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