Ecuador: Sumak Kawsay as a Way of Life

The indigenous concept of ‘good living’ can be adapted to Western culture. Understanding the indigenous worldview involves questioning how we are traditionally taught to face life. For example, knowing how to distinguish between ‘living better’, the basis of Western development, and ‘good living’, or sumak kawsay in Kichwa. ‘Living better’ is a Western model that …

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