Reflections on Word Mingas: A Book on Modern Indigenous Literatures

The mingas are traditional indigenous meetings in which
community members can come together to support each other in
any kind of labour. In Colombia’s Andean southeast the mingas or
minkas, a word that comes from Quechua-Aymara languages, are
a prominent activity in projects that imply exchange, discussion of
ideas, solidarity and alliances. Mingas stand for processes of interand intra-cultural communication and cooperation.