Nursing and sowing wisdom and knowledge: A path for strengthening intercultural higher education at the Intercultural Indigenous Autonomous University

Abstract

This article takes root in a bibliographic review on community research and its significance to CRISSAC, a paradigm nurtured in the worldviews of Indigenous Peoples and cultures. The purpose is to ground CRISSAC in the wisdom and knowledge of Indigenous peoples and cultures, as a path to cultivating and strengthening Intercultural Higher Education through the research process at UAIIN-CRIC.

The journey of research was lived by prioritizing decolonial and community authors, sowing key ideas through keywords such as: CRISSAC, research, own thought, paradigm, interculturality, higher education, and Indigenous peoples. The consultation of articles was carried out in indexed journals through search engines such as Web of Science, Scielo, Dialnet, and Google Scholar, with articles selected based on recent open-access publications. Likewise, community bibliographic consultations on CRISSAC and CCRISAC were harvested from books, booklets, and magazines as part of the ongoing process at UAIIN-CRIC.

Through the cultivation of knowledge at UAIIN-CRIC, CRISSAC is recognized as a form of intercultural Indigenous thought, inherently connected to the cosmovision, the Law of Origin, the Natural Law, customs, and the deep relationship with nature as both mother and teacher. From this perspective, CRISSAC approaches the status of a paradigm of intercultural Indigenous thought, with its own pathways (methodologies) and strategies rooted in community-based experiential practices.

Interculturality in Higher Education must weave through the fabric of learning and be experienced with respect for diversity, inclusion, and the decolonization of thought, strengthening both individual and community life plans. This approach prioritizes the recognition and appreciation of the ancestral wisdom and knowledge of ethnic groups.