Current research interests

Indigenous Epistemologies and Images of Public Wealth in Amazonia

Food sovereignty, food rights and the commons

Research Projects

2017-02 - 2017-11 - "Food Sovereignty and Community's Valuations of Common Goods", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Pontifical Xaverian University, Bogotá, Colombia.

2007 - 2007 - "The Science of Life Written on Birds. Muinane ethno-ornithology. ", coordinated by Muinane elder Aniceto Nejedeka, sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Colombia.

2006-08 - 2007-08 - "With Muinane elder Aniceto Nejedeka. Production and edition of the illustrated book for children, in Muinane and Spanish, Taagai Búuamïsi jïïbegeejï - La historia de los dos hermanos Boa, based on a Muinane myth.", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by The Spencer Foundation for Research in Education.

2004-10 - 2006-05 - "Learning in Practice: Community-Based Indigenous Education in Colombian Amazonia.", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by The Spencer Foundation for Research in Education.

1999-12 - 2000-06 - "Cultivando el Árbol de la Salud. Research project on how to integrate indigenous health knowledge and practice in institutional programs for the formation of health promoters in the Amazonas Department.", coordinated by Muinane health promoter Celimo Nejedeka, sponsored by Health Secretary, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia..

1999-06 - 2000-01 - "With Uitoto indigenous intellectuals Walter Morales, Juan Florez Valle, Juan Florez Reátegui, Nicanor Morale. Research project: Historias de la vida cotidiana en la comunidad Nïmaira Naïmekï Ibiri-Km. 11 con relación a la interculturalidad. ", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Fondo Mixto-Ministerio de Cultura, Colombia. .

1998-05 - 2000-05 - "Confronting Development: Craftsmanship and Cultural Reaffirmation in Colombian Amazonia. ", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research..

1996-04 - 1996-06 - "The Body of Memory: Theater Anthropology as a Tool for Ethnic and Linguistic Revitalization in the Tikuna Community San Martin de Amacayacu (collective ethnography)", coordinated by Hernan Gomez, sponsored by UAESPNN-National Park Amacayacu. European Union..

1995-10 - 1996-07 - "Art production and ethnic identity. Ucayali region (Peruvian Amazon), and Amazonas department (Colombian Amazon). ", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Nelle M. Signor Foundation and University of Illinois.

1992-06 - 1992-08 - "Processes of autonomy of bi-national indigenous groups who live in frontier zones. Indigenous group Awá-Kwaiker. Colombia (Nariño) and Ecuador (Carchi).", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Tinker Foudation .

Networks

CLACSO

SALSA - Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America