Racial intimidation at a school in amazonas, Colombia: Elevating the voices of children through iconic narration

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to understand the dynamic features of racial intimidation from the perspective of 20 indigenous children and settlers of an urban school in Leticia (Amazonas, Colombia). We created qualitative instruments such as: a semi-structured interview and a set of vignettes for iconic narration. The material collected was analyzed through Nvivo software categorizing data in risk factors, support networks, coping strategies, reinforcements, and consequences of aggression-generating situations. The results allow to identify that the process of intimidation is dynamic, have several actors participating in different scenarios, with a wide variety of factors. The present paper went beyond the traditional investigations that have been focusing on characterizing the victim and victimizer. Additionally, these results show the potential risk for the ethnic cultures in the Amazonas and discuss lines of research and intervention that must be explored.