Traditional communication systems in the Mayangna People, Sauni Bas territory, Sikilta community, Siuna, RACCN, 2015 – 2016

Abstract

This study shows that traditional communication systems in the indigenous people of Sikilta, relate the spiritual, historical and environmental dimensions, led by sukias and elders of the community as the main protagonists of this knowledge, practices and values. According to the findings, this represents a traditional communication system that is still alive in the community through listening, dialogue and observa- tion, but it has been dramatically reconfigured due to the influence of the mestizo culture. In this process, the oral communication that was transmitted from generation to generation within the families and the community, is weakened, so it is proposed that the media are responsible for promoting the dialogue process between cultures.