Tuluwalpa, soul and root of the miskitu people, in the words of Avelino Cox Molina

Abstract

Tuluwalpa is a beautiful word from the Miskitu language that means oropendola Stone. It is the old name of the Moskitia, a territory brimming with culture and history, which today is known as the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. The stories of the old men and women have been kept, over hundreds of years, in the collective memory of the Miskitu. Yawan Miskitu (we are Miskitu), is the concept of identity, worldview, spirituality, language, beliefs, customs, which has its origin in ancestral territories. Avelino Cox Molina, son of the Wangki, knew from a young age that he was destined to be one of the guardians of the wisdom and memory of his people, a gift received from the ancestors and that he has to share so that it is not lost, which he has accomplished fully like Wan dahra Kakaira, who for the Miskitu is “the one who knows our history and our way of life.” His most recent work, the result of many years of searching for knowledge, is called: “Worldview de los Pueblos de Tuluwalpa”, whose reading is essential to delve into the soul of the Miskitu people.