Indigenous Documentation Center No'lhametwet

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The Indigenous Documentation Center (Centro de Documentación Indígena or CDI) is an Argentine center specialized in indigenous subjects which compiles, organizes and promotes documental productions generated by authors, cultural models and institutions linked to indigenous peoples. It is located on Pellegrini Street, number 272, in the city of Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina. It is managed together by indigenous and non-indigenous workers from the Institute of Culture of Chaco Province, mostly Wichí, Qom (Toba people) and Moqoit (Mocoví), who plan and execute activities coordinated and conducted by indigenous personnel. Its name ‘No’lhametwet’ is a Wichí term meaning 'place of our word'.[1][2]

Indigenous Documentation Center (Centro de Documentación Indígena)
AbbreviationCDI
Formation2015
TypePublic archive
HeadquartersResistencia, Chaco
Location
  • Argentina
Official language
Spanish

History[edit]

It originated with a group of indigenous workers from the Culture Program of Indigenous Peoples,[3][4] who made the CDI's project in 2015 as a way of protecting documentary, craftsmanship and bibliographic collections given to the Program as individual donations. Among those donations are the photographic archives of the Chelaalapí Qom Choir and the Mempo Giardinelli Collection, both received in 2016, the artisanal Qom mask collection received in 2018 and the craftsmanship collection received from the Chaco Artisanal Foundation in the same year.[5]

Since 2018, audio-visual productions about indigenous peoples are available, among those the short ‘Wuyéss, the fire rescuer’ and its publications in the CDI's library and webpage.[6]

The CDI is the first institution in the Chaco Province which generates its own productions from compiling information in printed and digital documentary sources about the indigenous theme. It has a library specialized in it, with bilingual editions in different indigenous languages and publication from indigenous authors, a documentary and audio-visual archive, a craftsmanship collection protected by a conservation area, an investigation area and another one for extension, which articulate activities with educational, research and cultural institutions.[7][8][9]

Since 2019, the CDI is a part of the Coalition for the Eradication of Racism in Higher Education, initiative carried out by UNTREF and UNESCO.[10]

Activities[edit]

Indigenous craftsmanship exhibition in Casa de las Culturas

CDI No’lhametwet has organized several activities for the visibility and dissemination of the regional indigenous people's knowledge through discussion groups, workshops as well as photographic and craftsmanship exhibitions.[11][12][13]

In addition it also participates in various events like Celebrar los archivos,[14] Encuentro de Ciencias de la Información del Mercosur,[15] Reunión de Antropología del Mercosur[16] and it has helped in the coordination and organization of the Jornadas de Territorios Culturales,[17] Festival Ancestral y Contemporáneo[18][19] and the Experiencia de Aulas Espejo between the National University of the Northeast (UNNE) and the University of Cundinamarca.[20]

Collections[edit]

Archive Collection[edit]

  • Notes received: it contains information about the invitations for the artistic participation of the Chelaalapí Qom Choir and other institutions. Years 1994–2006.
  • UNESCO prize, certificates: it contains participation forms of artisans in craftsmanship fairs, craftsmanship training certificates, certificates of training in Wichí culture and Qom language, of awards received by artisans from Chaco, among others. Years 1989–2004.
  • Pamphlets: it contains the Cultural Center Leopoldo Marechal's biography, its origins, activities and also stories, myths, typical musical instruments of the Qom ethnic group and the localization of artisans in the Chaco Province.
  • Various; it contains forms for projects, activities and contests by the Ministry of Culture and Education and by the Cultural and Artisanal Center Leopoldo Marechal. Years 1993–2000.
  • Annual Memoirs: it contains summaries of the activities carried out by the province's cultural institutions (museums, archives, areas, directions and cultural centers). Years 1996–2006.
  • Planning: it contains the planning carried out by cultural institutions. Years 2004–2007.
  • Artisan records: it contains forms for the record of artisans from 29 localities of the Chaco Province with information about the activities they carry out, the tools they use, their techniques and raw materials required to carry them out. Years: 2001–2006.
  • Budgets, certificates and administrative inquiries: it contains administrative documents with their resolution number, referring to meetings, authorizations and typical musical instruments, Cultural and Artisanal Cultural Center Leopoldo Marechal's certificates, and budgets from the Culture Under Secretary. Years 1994–2002.
  • Maps: a cultural map of 29 Chaco Province's localities, which reflects the artisan's main activities according to the raw materials they use (clay, leather, fiber, pigment, wood, glass, bone, stone or metal). This document is part of an investigation carried out by the CDI. It encompasses the years 1999 to 2008.[21]
  • Craftsmanship: it consists of a 198 piece collection of handicrafts mostly made by Qom, Moqoit and Wichí artisans, separated by the material they were made with: clay, vegetal fibers, bone and wood.
  • Audio-visual: it contains more than 3000 photos and videos about trips and investigations related to indigenous peoples, donated by Esteban Zugasti, investigators from the Story Recompilation Project by Zafra, by the Choss Ph’anté Group and some are productions by the CDI.[22]
Library of the Indigenous Documentation Center No’lhametwet

Library Collection[edit]

  • General collection: it contains over 1500 books about indigenous peoples, in several languages (Spanish, English, Qom, Wichí, Moqoit, Mapuche and more).[23]
  • Their Own productions: Cultural Map of Indigenous Artisans from Chaco,[24] Infographic about the Chelaalapí Qom Choir, Cultural Directory of institution which contain bibliographic material about indigenous communities, photographic exhibitions (‘Ours’, ‘Customs’,[25] ‘Indigenous Dance’), books (Natural Dyes, Wichí Stories).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iniciativa para documentar la vida de pueblos originarios". Norte Chaco (in Spanish). 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. ^ "Organizan un Centro de Documentación sobre Pueblos Indígenas con colaboración de la UNNE - El litoral". Diario El Litoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. ^ "SAIJ". www.saij.gob.ar. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. ^ "Instituto de Cultura del Chaco". cultura.chaco.gob.ar. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  5. ^ "Rico material de las etnias en el Centro de Documentación Indígena". Radio Nacional (in Spanish). 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  6. ^ Audencio Zamora. Historias Wichí. Wuyéss, El rescatador del fuego., retrieved 2022-07-02
  7. ^ "CLACSO - Red de Bibliotecas Virtuales". biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  8. ^ Canosa, Daniel (2016-03-20). "Mi sueño es facilitar el acceso a la información hacia y desde los indígenas". El Orejiverde (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  9. ^ Aliata, Soledad (2020). Informe: La Educación Intercultural Bilingüe en Chaco y Misiones frente a la pandemia del COVID-19 (PDF). Resistencia, Chaco: CONICET.
  10. ^ "Iniciativa para la Erradicación del Racismo en la Educación Superior". unesco.untref.edu.ar. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  11. ^ "EL CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACIÓN INDÍGENA INVITA AL CICLO DE CINE DEBATE PARA DISFRUTAR DESDE CASA". Gobierno del Pueblo de la Provincia del Chaco (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  12. ^ Nera, Marisa. "El Centro de Documentación Indígena invita a participar del juego Aprendiendo palabras en Qom, Wichí y Moqoit | CHACO DÍA POR DÍA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  13. ^ "CHACO: El Centro De Documentación Indígena Invita A Participar De La Charla Educación Y Discriminación En Pandemia". Noticias del parana (in Spanish). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  14. ^ "Celebrar los archivos". Celebrar los archivos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  15. ^ "ECIM | IICIM - Encuentro de Ciencias de la Información del Mercosur | ECIM | IICIM edición 2021-2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  16. ^ "Tomo_II.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  17. ^ Nera, Marisa. "Este sábado, se vivirá la jornada Territorio Cultural: saberes en diálogo | CHACO DÍA POR DÍA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  18. ^ "Llega una nueva edición del Festival Ancestral y Contemporáneo". Norte Chaco (in Spanish). 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  19. ^ Prensa, Cooperativa La (2017-05-21). "Festival Ancestral y Contemporáneo, en el Cecual". El Diario de la Región (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  20. ^ UDEC, Universidad de Cundinamarca (2020). Experiencias innovadoras en el marco del MEDIT: Narrativas profesorales (PDF) (1st ed.). Colombia: Universidad de Cundinamarca UDEC.
  21. ^ No'lhametwet, Centro de Documentación Indígena (2017-10-23). "Mapa Cultural de los Artesanos del Chaco. (1999-2008)/ Cultural Map of Chaco's Artisans (1999-2008)". NO'LHAMETWET “Lugar de Nuestra Palabra” (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  22. ^ Pellegrini, Brian. "Jornadas de "Historia de los pueblos indígenas del Chaco y sus producciones" | CHACO DÍA POR DÍA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  23. ^ Rosso, Laura Liliana (2016). Pueblos Indígenas y Universidad Nacional del Nordeste: Diálogos posibles desde la investigación y la extensión (1st illustrated ed.). Argentina: UNNE. ISBN 978-987-3619-14-4.
  24. ^ "GeoHoy-Facultad de Humanidades". GeoHoy-Facultad de Humanidades. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  25. ^ "MUESTRAS FOTOGRÁFICAS". NO'LHAMETWET “Lugar de Nuestra Palabra” (in Spanish). 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
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