Caught on video: Colombian tribes go to battle with ‘stones and sticks’ over historic dispute

A historic battle is taking place in Southwest Colombia involving two native tribes that date back hundreds of years.

The conflict has caught eyes around the world for its use of “traditional” weapons among the groups, which included people hurling stones before escalating to more deadly means.

‘Differences should not be resolved through confrontations.’

While there is no consensus on the pre-Hispanic history of the Misak, the tribe of around 21,000 is in a dispute with the Nasa peoples, who also existed before Spanish arrivals and now are believed to have a population of around 240,000.

According to Colombian magazine Revista Sur, members of the Guambía Indigenous Reservation (Misak) and the Pitayó Reservation (Nasa) went to battle for several days over the ownership of an 800-hectare area in Silvia,