Ethnic Groups Information Center

We are a specialized unit committed to the preservation and dissemination of the linguistic and cultural richness of minority groups, especially indigenous and Afro-descendants. Our work focuses on collecting and providing valuable information about their languages and traditions. We use a variety of methods and media with the purpose of informing, researching, educating and enriching cultural aspects. We are dedicated to fostering knowledge and respect for cultural diversity for the benefit of all.

Dos adultos mayores indígenas conversan con dos personas jóvenes, bajo una choza de palma en una zona rural y árida, mientras revisan documentos. La escena refleja un proceso de consulta o atención comunitaria.

Our Mission

The Ethnic Groups Information Center - CIGE - aspires to become an 'amphibious' unit between orality and writing.

Our Vision

The CIGE works in both worlds: oral and written and on traditions and innovations. It strives to keep its collections up to date and systematized in order to strengthen the link with teachers, researchers and students working on issues such as indigenism and interculturality.

This space is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the region's cultural diversity, offering resources and activities for learning and valuing the traditions and ancestral knowledge of local ethnic groups.

The Library of the University of La Guajira and the CIGE, in order to fulfill its functions and objectives, has the following collections available to users:

  • Produce information from the oral tradition of the different indigenous and black cultures through the recording and elaboration of audio, audio-visual and bibliographic material.
  • Reproduce cultural information of indigenous groups and communities by recording and reworking audio, audio-visual and bibliographic material.
  • Encourage thematic innovation through research programs in areas of knowledge that have been little studied (indigenous sports, ceramics from La Guajira, etc.).
  • Promote technological and technical innovation (equipment) through the acquisition of equipment and training in its operating logic.
  • Define CIGE's communication strategies with educational institutions, information units and scholars of indigenous and black languages and cultures in the Department of La Guajira.

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