En Colombia, debido a la nueva Constitución Política de 1991, en la que el país se reconoce como una nación multilingüe y pluricultural, se evidenció la necesidad de implementar un modelo de educación intercultural bilingüe1 en las zonas en que habitan comunidades minoritarias, y así, dar cumplimiento al artículo 8 de esta nueva constitución2. Posteriormente, el Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) implementa el Programa Nacional de Bilingüismo, el cual no sólo estipula lineamientos respecto al bilingüismo inglés-español, sino también al bilingüismo de lenguas nativas y español. Sin embargo, este impulso se ha visto fuertemente opacado por algunos factores como la errónea noción que normalmente se le atribuye a la palabra bilingüismo o por la aculturización que en muchos casos representa la escuela para nuestras comunidades étnicas.
Se entiende por minoría étnica, aquel grupo humano numéricamente menor que el resto de la población, el cual posee lengua, raza, costumbres, dialecto, religión u origen histórico característicos, y que además, suelen identificarse con ciertos territorios propios. En Colombia, existen 88 comunidades étnicas, de las cuales se distinguen cuatro grandes clasificaciones: la comunidad negra o afrodescendiente, que habita mayormente en las costas, tanto pacífica, como atlántica y también en los valles interandinos; la comunidad raizal, que habita en el Archipiélago de San Andrés y Providencia y en la zona de Palenque; la comunidad indígena, de la cual se distinguen 81 pueblos en todo el territorio nacional; y el pueblo Rom o gitano.
Lo anterior indica que nuestro país ha contando desde tiempos inmemorables con una gran variedad y riqueza cultural, pero que, desafortunadamente, ha pasado desapercibida. Ad...
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...mita a los habitantes reclamar los derechos que les con concedidos por medio de estas.
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