4th ACIMVIP Intercultural Gathering — National Cultural Concertation Program

The IV Intercultural Meeting of Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon was held in Villagarzón, Putumayo, in August 2021, organized by ACIMVIP with the support of the Ministry of Culture through the National Cultural Concertation Programme. According to the programme, on 19 August the participants arrived at the ACIMVIP headquarters and a Eucharist was celebrated; 20 August was the main day, and 21 August closed with the return of the delegations to their communities.

The programme on 20 August began at 6:00 a.m. with a musical dawn procession through the main streets of the municipality and, at 9:00 a.m., with a cultural takeover and a parade. At 10:00 a.m. the official opening took place with a harmonization in the small square, followed by the discussion «Thinking beautifully to live well: the hope of protecting the forests lies in the ancestral knowledge of the Amazonian Indigenous Peoples». The day included a crafts exhibition, performances by music and dance groups, traditional food and, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., a traditional music concert.

The video record of the meeting, 3 min 13 s long, was published by ACIMVIP on YouTube on 1 October 2021.