The pedagogical and decolonial in the Lencas comunity radios of Honduras

Abstract

The Honduran indigenous communities, historically have suffered violence around the elements that shape their cultural identities. In that specific case, the Lenca indigenous communities have developed a political project of resistance, in the face of hegemonic models of development. Thus, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras COPINH, is postulated from the historical exercise of resistance, through the organization, awareness and cultural revaluation from the communities. The political practices include a diversity of methods of struggle in defense of life, commongoods and nature. Amongthem, community radios stand out as a communicative and reflective possibility in the construction of critical consciences. These are covered by international instruments such as the ILO Convention No. 169, as well as political legitimacy as indigenous peoples. In this way, the existence of pedagogical and decolonial foundations is manifested in the conceptions and forms of political exercise of the radios from the communities. Amongthem, it’s educational, organizational, historical memory, recovery of knowledge, among others.