Iniciativa de AMPB difundirá historias y anécdotas de los bosques de la región y quienes los habitamos

All episodes will be published on Spotify and different digital platforms, and will also have subtitles on Youtube.

The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests launches its new project "Forests of Stories", a podcast that aims to transmit the identity and culture of the indigenous peoples and local communities of Mesoamerica, through stories told by the voices of indigenous and community members of the various organizations that make up the alliance. 

Este proyecto de audio nace a raíz de la campaña “Bosques de Gente” y como parte de la celebración del décimo aniversario de la AMPB. Posee un formato de episodios cortos entre 2 y 10 minutos, cada uno representado por una voz, organización, región o país diferente de Mesoamérica.

Levi Sucre Romero, Coordinador de la AMPB, resalta que la tradición oral es un medio de valor incalculable para las comunidades indígenas y locales.

"Through the stories, we transmit life lessons, coexistence with nature, cosmovision and political messages from generation to generation. Now we want to share some of that with the people of the city and with other communities - through our stories, they can get to know us better," commented Sucre.

All episodes will be accessible to the Deaf community on YouTube with closed captioning.

The first story

The first episode is 5:15 minutes long and is entitled "The Tiger, the Cat and the Sheep". The story is narrated by Alipio Achito, an elder belonging to the Emberá Querá indigenous community of Panama, who normally transmitted the stories every afternoon to the entire community. It begins with this episode as a tribute, after his death last December.

El relato fue recopilado por Militza Flaco, joven Emberá que pertenece al movimiento de juventud de AMPB.

This story and the next episodes will transport you to each of the indigenous peoples and local communities to learn about and enjoy the identity and essence they transmit. Visit the following links to listen to them through Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

How to be part of the podcast and tell a story? 

Envíanos la historia al correo: comunicació[email protected]. 

Considerations: 

• Record in a quiet space.
• Speak in the direction of the screen, not the microphone.