Abstract
The Kankuamo people from Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta [SNSM], Colombia, are undergoing a process of recovering their local knowledge and self-determination as an indigenous people; however, exogenous information affects their decisions and contributes to their acculturation. In this contr nnovative ones recommended by the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation [AGROSAVIA]. This study seeks to contribute to the construction of a Hybrid Methodology that integrates the two positions by identifying emerging points of intersection in social, cultural, agro-environmental, political, and economic activities in its territory. It concludes on the need to align technological innovation strategies with the “Law of Origin” that governs the life of its people in the search for “good living”, to adopt them without detriment to their autonomy and cosmogony.
Keywords:
Good Living; Law of Origin; Ecological Paradigm; Productive Practices; Social Networks
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Green is assigned to the internal actors (49.21%) and red to the external actors (50.79%); the thickness of the link (curved line) varies according with the perception of importance of the information offered. Source: elaborated by the authors from data collected in the field work.
Source: elaborated by the authors from data collected in the field work.