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Helping to amplify the voice of the Kogi people for over 30 years.
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Trust is to magnify the voice of the Kogi people, to help them defend their culture, to assist in the recovery of their ancestral territory and to learn from them how to better protect the planet we all share.
The Kogi consider themselves to be the guardians of the Earth and are worried by the actions that are destroying it. They want their voice and knowledge to be heard around the world and for people everywhere to take action to protect the planet that we share.
The Kogi need your help to do this.
Support us
Discover Among the Clouds, a film by Tairona Heritage Trust and young Kogi scriptwriter Jacinto, screened at COP16 in Cali. This powerful story shares an urgent environmental message now available to watch online.
Join us on Oct 15th, 2024, at 4:30 PM BST for a special Tairona Heritage Trust event featuring Narciso, son of Mamo Manuel from Aluna, sharing the Kogi message on climate change and the sacred significance of gold. Stream online or attend in London. Stay updated on our Colombia Project and Alan Ereira’s new book launch.
It saddens us to announce the retirement of Alan Ereira, the Tairona Heritage Trust’s founder, after many years of energetic and determined work. Without doubt, it was his vision, insight, dynamism and creativity that kept the Trust animated for all these years.
Our newsletters are back with an updated design, renewed energies and much more to share with you all on the Munekan Masha project and international developments.
In November 2022 the Trust presented the Kogi project Munekan Masha at the public launch of UNESCO-BRIDGES at the University of Wales, Trinity St David in Swansea. A Kogi, Jose Manuel Mamatacan, spoke there. He had been trained as am emissary by the Mamas.
Learn more about his visit to London by watching a talk that Alan Ereira gave to the Learning Planet Festival.
In July 2022, the Tairona Heritage Trust team, accompanied by two environmental scientists, Ingrid Olivares and Rodrigo Camara Leret, visited the Kogi in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.
The purpose of their visit was to conduct field work necessary for the preparation of the Munekan Masha: Reviving Water in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta project.
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We'd love to hear from you! Whether you have a question, want to get involved, or just want to learn more about our work, feel free to reach out.
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