Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2019 Oct 10;15(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s13002-019-0326-z.
Societies have selected their food for health, cultural, religious, political, economical, and environmental reasons. Most of the food included in Sikuani traditional diet still comes from wild natural resources and involves numerous species of fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and plants. During certain periods of the Sikuani women's reproductive cycle, fish intake is avoided. The objective of this research is to study the conceptions underlying fish consumption regulations among Sikuani women at the Wacoyo Reservation, in Meta, Colombia.
We conducted a field study through interviews and participant observation with Sikuani Indigenous from the Wacoyo Reservation (Colombia). We inquired about the conceptions of fish consumption regulation by Sikuani women during the stages of the reproductive cycle. PCA (principal component analysis) was used to identify the most important characteristics of fish that are related to the avoidance of fish intake by Sikuani women during pregnancy. This study combines qualitative and quantitative analysis.
It was found that during menarche and postpartum fish consumption is avoided by Sikuani women only before the ritual known as the prayer of the fish is performed. The menstruation does not imply significant regulations for fish intake, while during pregnancy there are multiple and specific avoidances for the consumption of fish. According to our results, there are some features of fish associated with their regulation on the diet of pregnant Sikuani women. The consumption of some fish is avoided during pregnancy because it is related to the appearance of disease caused by ainawi, protector spirits of aquatic animals.
The traditional diet of Sikuani women includes numerous fish species and an important proportion of them are avoided during menarche, menstruation, gestation, and postpartum. According to our results, there are some features of fish associated with their regulation on the diet of pregnant Sikuani women. The main reasons underlying the avoidance of fish consumption by Sikuani women are the prevention of human disease as well as the strengthening of communities and ecosystems resilience.
社会出于健康、文化、宗教、政治、经济和环境等原因选择食物。Sikuani 传统饮食中包含的大多数食物仍然来自野生自然资源，涉及许多种类的鱼类、哺乳动物、鸟类、爬行动物、两栖动物、昆虫和植物。在 Sikuani 女性生殖周期的某些阶段，避免摄入鱼类。本研究旨在研究哥伦比亚梅塔省 Wacoyo 保留地的 Sikuani 女性对鱼类消费规定的概念。
我们通过访谈和参与观察对 Wacoyo 保留地（哥伦比亚）的 Sikuani 土著人进行了实地研究。我们询问了 Sikuani 女性在生殖周期各阶段对鱼类消费调节的观念。我们使用 PCA（主成分分析）来确定与 Sikuani 女性在怀孕期间避免摄入鱼类相关的最重要的鱼类特征。本研究结合了定性和定量分析。
我们发现，在初潮和产后，只有在进行被称为“鱼的祈祷”仪式之前，Sikuani 女性才避免食用鱼类。月经期间对鱼类摄入没有重大限制，而在怀孕期间，有多种特定的鱼类禁忌。根据我们的研究结果，有一些鱼类特征与她们对孕期 Sikuani 女性饮食的调节有关。在怀孕期间避免食用某些鱼类，因为这与由 ainawi（水生动物的保护神）引起的疾病有关。
Sikuani 女性的传统饮食包括许多鱼类，其中很大一部分在初潮、月经、妊娠和产后期间被避免。根据我们的研究结果，有一些鱼类特征与她们对孕期 Sikuani 女性饮食的调节有关。Sikuani 女性避免食用鱼类的主要原因是预防人类疾病以及加强社区和生态系统的恢复力。
