Hugo Jesús Jamioy Juagibioy (born 1971) is a Colombian poet and storyteller. He is an indigenous person from Colombia, who belongs to the Kamëntsa people.

Background Jamioy was born in Waman Tabanók (which translated to "Our sacred place of origin"), located in the Valley of Sibundoy, Putumayo Department.

Education Jamioy has studied Agronomic Engineering at the University of Caldas.

Career The Colombian Ministry of Culture awarded Jamioy a National Research Grant in 2006."Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy Poeta." Taringa! Retrieved 11 Jan 2014. In 2013, he participated in the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.

Published works Mi fuego y mi humo, mi tierra y mi sol (1999). Infección Editores, Facultad de Derecho Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Dirección de Bienestar Universitario, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. No somos gente (2000) edition from the author. 2000. Bínÿbe Oboyejuayëng. Danzantes del Viento (2010). Bogotá: Ministerio de Cultura.Cibreiro and López 154

See also

List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas Camsá language

References

Further reading Cibreiro, Estrella and Francisca López. Global Issues in Contemporary Hispanic Women Writers. Routledge, 2012. .

External links Lo puro, vida del futuro (Hugo Jamioy, Kamsá, Colombia), video