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Indigenous vs. Western World View - Coggle Diagram
Indigenous vs. Western World View
Relationships among humans
Indigenous Worldview
All related to each other in a kinship-based community
Western Worldview
Hobbes = Western Philosopher who saw humans as engaged in war with each other over resources making life:
solitary;
poor;
nasty;
brutish; and
short
Working alone and in competition with others
Self interested individuals
Natural resources & community
Indigenous Worldview
Share resources within the community
prosperity in nature where resources are abundant and shared
collaboration fosters environmental stewardship
Western Worldview
Self interested interests
connected to each other by competition over limited resources
Creates fear, insecurity, hopelessness & a scarcity of spirit
nature is feared
value based on hierarchy
humans at the top of the hierarchy
feel everything is theirs to take and use as please.
Economic systems
Indigenous Worldview
Interdependent, decentralized production
extensive use of resources
responsible management
belief in abundance
sharing and cooperative is valued
everyone's needs are met fairly and equitably
wealth is measured by health of the whole
Western Worldview
Market economy
accumulating
individuals with insatiable appetites
40% resources owned by just 1% of population
assumption of scarcity
Intensive, centralized production
wealth measured by GDP
the more produced and consumed, the better
Any production is good
weapons
cigarettes
housing
are all equal
Investments such as health care, school are negatives (cost money)
External irrelevancies
emotional impact of war
extinction of species
pollution
Resource scarcity - a self-fulfilling prophecy
Relationship with land and nature
Western Worldview
Self interested individuals
nature is feared
equal part of an interconnected whole
Indigenous Worldview
Community as a part of nature
in balance with the whole
prosperity in nature where resources are abundant and shared
collaboration fosters environmental stewardship
