Campbell, Amelia Diego, Melissa Malat del Valle, Gabriel Santacruz Hernández, Jeanine López, Clementino University of California, San Diego Martín-Cabrera, Luis, 1972-
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Clementino López nació en el seno de una comunidad Lickan Antay en Bolivia. En la entrevista cuenta cómo su familia recolectaba los frutos del chañar y del algarrobo y participaba en las caravanas transandinas de llamas y en el trueque de estos frutos por charqui, carne de llama, mantas y otros objetos y alimentos. En la entrevista Clementino explica que no se considera Yatiri, porque no es realmente sanador, pero sí cuenta cómo está a cargo de varias ceremonias en la comunidad como el pago a la tierra y también como organiza ciertas ceremonias con cigarros y hojas de coca para hablar con los antepasados muertos. En ese contexto, Clementino explica la importancia que tiene la hoja de coca en distintos rituales de sanación y también cómo se organiza el trabajo colectivo en la Minga. Más adelante relata cómo se sentaba con sus abuelos a contar distintas historias que hablan de las tradiciones y creencias del pueblo Lickan Antay, su relación con las montañas y otros pueblos que habitan el espacio de Los Andes. Después relata la llegada de Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) para extraer litio en el salar y confirma que nunca le pidieron su consentimiento a la comunidad para empezar a operar. Desde que se ha instalado la minera SQM y otras compañías, Clementino observa que hay menos agua en el salar y en las lagunas de Cejar y Tebenquiche. En la última parte de la entrevista, cuenta otras ceremonias importantes de la comunidad como el primer corte de pelo a los niños o los ritos funerarios de la comunidad de Coyo y explica las distintas olas e invasiones que ha sufrido el pueblo Lickan Antay con especial énfasis en la destrucción de la lengua Kunza a manos de los invasores españoles. — Clementino López was born in a Lickan Antay community in Bolivia. In the interview he talks about how his family collected chañar and algarrobo fruits and participated in transandean llama caravans and in the trueque, where they exchanged these fruits, charqui (llama meat), robes and other things. He explains that he does not consider himself the Yatiri because he is not really a healer, but he is in charge of various ceremonies in the community like the payments to the earth. He also explains that he organizes certain ceremonies with cigarettes and coca leaves to speak with ancestors. In this context, Clementino explains the importance of coca leaves in different healing ceremonies, and he explains the organization of work in the minga. Later he recounts how he would sit around the fire with his grandparents and they would speak of stories, traditions, and the beliefs of the Lickan Antay; their relationship with the mountains and other communities in the Andes. He then gives an account of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM)’s arrival, extracting lithium in the salar, and he confirms that they never asked for the community’s consent before they began their operation. Clementino notes that ever since SQM and other companies arrived, there is a lot less water in the salar and in the Cejar and Tebenquiche lagoons. In the final part of the interview, he explains other important ceremonies in the community, like the child’s first haircut, or the funeral rites in the Coyo community. He concludes by explaining the various waves of invasion that the Lickan Antay people have suffered, with a special emphasis on the destruction of the Kunza language by the Spanish invaders. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) La comunidad de Coyo fue consultada para la creación de esta colección digital y, por lo tanto, retiene el control de su herencia cultural (lenguajes, prácticas, tecnologías, recursos naturales, territorios e información personal). Para cualquier uso que vaya más allá de la investigación o la enseñanza, busque por favor el permiso y el consentimiento de la comunidad. The Coyo community was consulted in the creation of this collection and they retain control of their Indigenous cultural heritage (languages, knowledge, practices, technologies, natural resources, territories, and personal information). For use beyond research or teaching, please seek permission from and give attribution to the community.
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Atacameño (Lickan Antay) (Indigenous People, Chile) Volcanoes Lithium mines and mining Flamingos Camelidae Sacred Mountains Pachamama (Mother Earth) Rites and ceremonies Oral history Interview Water-supply--Sources Atacama Desert Coyo (Chile)
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