Dear friends, 

We have a new article on REDWeb written by Aili Pyhälä based on her work with the Kogi Indigenous peoples (Colombia).

Natural Law and the Jaba Sé: Kogi Cosmovision for an Interconnected World

The Kogi are an Indigenous peoples living in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Despite centuries of attempted colonization and assimilation, the Kogi have largely maintained their autonomy and biocultural harmony. 

In this article, Aili Pyhälä explores the factors underpinning their exceptionally sustainable and resilient lifeway - their overarching nature-based cosmovision, strong cultural identity, and intricately intertwined spiritual-political governance model over social, economic and natural systems. She reflects on how the Kogi story could help all of us – anywhere in the world – discern what is worth holding on to (or recuperating) as globalization comes knocking at our door (or screens).

Please read and share widely: https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/natural-law-and-the-jaba-se-kogi-cosmovision-for-an-interconnected-world/

If you feel called to support the Kogi peoples to recuperate and regenerate their ancestral territory and revitalize their traditional knowledge systems, please do contribute via this link: https://earthcodes.org/donatekogiproject 

I've also copied Aili on this email should you wish to write to her directly with comments and/or reflections. 

In solidarity, 

Pooja