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Aluna the Movie now available in 15 languages
UK based environmental charity the Tairona Heritage Trust today releases the environmental film Aluna, documenting the indigenous South American tribe from the Andes, the Kogi of Colombia, for free online in 15 languages. Originally distributed by Netflix, the...
The Tairona Heritage Trust: August 2021 Newsletter
We are sorry for the long delay in letting you know how the donations you made last year have been spent but it has taken a long while to get a full report back from OGT due to a reorganisation following the death of Santos Sauna and the election of their new Cabildo...
The Tairona Heritage Trust: June 2021 Newsletter
Dear Friends, It has taken a long time, but the Trust is now able to report that our long-prepared plan for a land restoration project with the Kogi is able to move ahead. After two years of planning, the project has been enthusiastically endorsed as a pilot by...
The Tairona Heritage Trust: November 2020 Newsletter
We would like to offer you the latest news from Colombia and the work of the Trust over the last few months. To say the least, it has been a rather tumultuous time. New Cabildo for Gonawindua Tairona Following the death of Santos Sauna, the Cabildo (Governor) of...
Obituary José de los Santos Sauna Limaco
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of José de los Santos Sauna Limaco, fourth Cabildo of the Organización Gondawindúa Tayrona, which acts for indigenous rights in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and represents Kogi interests in particular before the...
Update on the illegal construction work on the Black Line
We are pleased to report that since drawing this violation of indigenous rights to the attention of the authorities, action has now been taken to suspend the construction work taking place as the builder was found not to have an appropriate licence. So this is great...
The Tairona Heritage Trust: June 2020 Newsletter
Dear Supporters, Thank you so much to all of you who have been donating generously to the Trust over the last few weeks. We hope you are all well and gradually emerging after lockdown into what they are now calling the ‘ new normal’ which seems to mean a gradual...
Illegal construction work on the mouth of the river Ancho.
Gonawindua Tairona has issued a formal complaint that illegal construction work is taking place at one of the special sites along the Black Line, around the mouth of the river Ancho. It has already caused serious damage and threatens the ecological stability of the...
The Tairona Heritage Trust: April 2020 Newsletter
We hope you are all keeping well and staying out of harm’s way in these difficult times. With much of our lives put on hold we thought we would just share with you the details of an important event for the Trust and the Kogi which took place between Sunday 23 February...