LENGTH: 23 minutes.
LOCATION: Tierradentro, Delicias, La Laguna y Popayán. Colombia. December 1993
RECORD FORMAT: Hi8mm.
EDITING FORMAT: U-Matic SP.
AUTHOR: Jesús Bosque
DIRECTOR ASSISTANT: Carlos Miñana
PRODUCER: Education Program. Cauca Regional Indigenous Council (C.R.I.C.)
SCRIPT and EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Inocencio Ramos y Carlos Miñana
SOUND AND EFFECTS: Carlos Miñana
CONTRIBUTORS: Benjamín Ramos, Jesús Antonio Ullcué, Joani Mosquera, Raimundo Poto, Mélida Camayo, Plinio Ciclos, María Ruth Peteche, Carmen Vitonás, María Elvira Cuetia, Pedro Alirio López, Arquímedes Vitonás.
ACTORS: Manuel Augusto Cisco, as traditional physician; Roberto Chepe and family
SPEECH: Carlos Miñana and Susana Piñacué
TRANSLATION: Susana Piñacué and Inocencio Ramos
TRANSPORTATION: Rosalino Caldón.
SOUNDTRACK: Chicha y Guarapo and La Vacaloca
The Nasa or Páez people, are one of the most important minorities in Colombia, with a rich cultural heritage. Myths and legends are fundamental elements of their culture and they are transmitted by oral tradition.
Several aspects of the Nasa language, factors affecting its development and its importance in keeping the indigenous identity are analyzed in this video.