ABSTRACT
What is the ecological value of the indigenous ways of life? For several years now, there has been a widespread conviction, at the institutional and academic levels, that indigenous or native ways of life are a resource for biodiversity conservation. In contrast to this idea, which leads to strategies with significant implicit dangers, this article defends the thesis that the way of life of the original peoples is a valuable experience that contributes to enhance the necessary wisdom to sustain those actions aimed to genuinely repair the current fracture between humanity and nature. With this in mind, the author explores ecofeminist proposals that offer grounds for acknowledging authority over experiences that have remained at the periphery of the modern mainstream: precisely those that are carried out by indigenous peoples.
Subject(s)
Environment , Feminism , Indigenous Peoples/psychology , Life Style , Nature , American Indian or Alaska Native/psychology , Colonialism , Conservation of Natural Resources , Cultural Diversity , Economics , Ecosystem , Environmental Policy , Female , Freedom , Gender Role , Humans , Political Systems , Sustainable GrowthABSTRACT
¿Cuál es el valor ecológico de las formas de vida indígena? Desde hace varios años se ha extendido la convicción, a nivel institucional y académico, que las formas de vida de los pueblos indígenas u originarios representan un recurso para la conservación de biodiversidad. Frente a esta idea, que propicia estrategias con importantes peligros implícitos, en este artículo se defiende la tesis de que la forma de vida de los pueblos originarios es una valiosa experiencia que contribuye a enriquecer la sabiduría necesaria para sostener aquellas acciones auténticamente reparadoras de la actual fractura entre la humanidad y la naturaleza. Con lo anterior en mente, se exploran propuestas ecofeministas que ofrecen argumentos para reconocer autoridad a favor de experiencias que se han mantenido en la periferia de los modelos modernos de desarrollo (ecológicamente fallidos): aquellas que precisamente caracterizan los pueblos indígenas
What is the ecological value of the indigenous ways of life? For several years now, there has been a widespread conviction, at the institutional and academic levels, that indigenous or native ways of life are a resource for biodiversity conservation. In contrast to this idea, which leads to strategies with significant implicit dangers, this article defends the thesis that the way of life of the original peoples is a valuable experience that contributes to enhance the necessary wisdom to sustain those actions aimed to genuinely repair the current fracture between humanity and nature. With this in mind, the author explores ecofeminist proposals that offer grounds for acknowledging authority over experiences that have remained at the periphery of the modern mainstream: precisely those that are carried out by indigenous peoples
