Aili Pyhälä has spent more than 25 years working in social and environmental justice around the world, engaging closely with Indigenous peoples and local communities, together with their knowledge systems, cultures, and practices. She is co-founder of Tima – Ethical Connectors.
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Natural Law and the Jaba Sé: Kogi Cosmovision for an Interconnected World
What if the Kogi story could help all of us – anywhere in the world – be more discerning in our relative processes of acculturation, helping us distinguish what is worth holding on to (or recuperating), as globalization comes knocking at our door (or screen)? With the hope of finding some answers, I set off to northern Colombia, to see what I might find.
July 17, 2025