Traditional communication systems in the Mayangna People, Sauni Bas territory, Sikilta community, Siuna, RACCN, 2015 – 2016

  • Yolanda Montoya Leal Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense
  • Carlos Manuel Flores Gómez Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7837-5158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5377/rci.v23i2.6568
Keywords: Indigenous Communication, Indigenous peoples, Intercultural Communication, Traditional communication system

Abstract

This study shows that traditional communication systems in the indigenous people of Sikilta, relate the spiritual, historical and environmental dimensions, led by sukias and elders of the community as the main protagonists of this knowledge, practices and values. According to the findings, this represents a traditional communication system that is still alive in the community through listening, dialogue and observa- tion, but it has been dramatically reconfigured due to the influence of the mestizo culture. In this process, the oral communication that was transmitted from generation to generation within the families and the community, is weakened, so it is proposed that the media are responsible for promoting the dialogue process between cultures.

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Author Biographies

Yolanda Montoya Leal, Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense

Máster en Comunicación Intercultural con Enfoque de Género. Investigadora Senior de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense

Carlos Manuel Flores Gómez, Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense

Máster en Comunicación Intercultural. Director de Divulgación de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense.

Published
2018-10-05
How to Cite
Montoya Leal, Y., & Flores Gómez, C. (2018). Traditional communication systems in the Mayangna People, Sauni Bas territory, Sikilta community, Siuna, RACCN, 2015 – 2016. Science and Interculturality, 23(2), 59-69. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5377/rci.v23i2.6568
Issue
Vol 23 No 2 (2018)
Section
Gender and Interculturality
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