Media Manipulation and Information Management of Indigenous Social Mobilizations in Cauca and Huila

Abstract

The indigenous communities of the Nasa people in Huila and Cauca stand out for their struggle and historic resistance. The various social and political mobilization
actions have been twisted in the information management in hegemonic media that reproduce the official voice and discourse that aims at stigmatizing the indigenous social protest in order to justify oppression and generate hate. In response to that, the Communication Fabric of the acin in Cauca and the group Viento de Comunicación [Communication Wind] in Huila develop creative strategies from the organizational, communicative and digital aspects to inform and counter-inform, in an attempt to continue resisting through communicative and political action.