Boor Catharina van der, Sánchez-Díaz Giovanna Catalina, Guevara-Morales Luisa Juliana, Molina-Bulla Carlos Iván, Agudelo-Ortiz Diana Marcela, Montero-Villazón Adolfo José, Villazón-Rodríguez Mario de Jesús, Maestre-Arias Lilibeth, Aponte-Canencio Diego Mauricio
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Aug 26;40(7):e00190223. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XES190223. eCollection 2024.
The Kankuamo people are one of the 102 native peoples of Colombia, who are developing strategies for individual and collective health self-management. This article aims to investigate, identify and analyze, collaboratively and interculturally, the factors that influence the well-being of the Kankuamo people, using the Capabilities Approach proposed by Amartya Sen. To this end, three focus groups were conducted with the participation of 37 people from the 15 communities of the Kankuamo reservation. The transcripts were analyzed by means of a thematic analysis. Three central themes for the well-being of the Kankuamo emerged from the focus groups: (i) harmony between nature and human beings, (ii) social coexistence and (iii) self-determination. These themes reflect the fundamental principles and values that guide the community towards a good life, expansion of their capabilities, harmony and holistic development. The results suggest that material aspects play a secondary role in the Kankuamo community's concept of good life, and confirm that it is fundamental to consider a collective vision of capabilities, not only individual ones, in indigenous contexts. Studies such as this one can contribute to the development of more contextually appropriate approaches to assess and measure the quality of life and well-being of Indigenous communities, including the Kankuamo people.
坎库阿莫人是哥伦比亚102个原住民群体之一,他们正在制定个人和集体健康自我管理的策略。本文旨在运用阿玛蒂亚·森提出的能力方法,通过跨文化合作,调查、识别和分析影响坎库阿莫人福祉的因素。为此,我们组织了三个焦点小组,来自坎库阿莫保留地15个社区的37人参与其中。通过主题分析对访谈记录进行了分析。焦点小组讨论得出了影响坎库阿莫人福祉的三个核心主题:(一)人与自然的和谐;(二)社会共存;(三)自决。这些主题反映了引导社区走向美好生活、拓展其能力、实现和谐与全面发展的基本原则和价值观。结果表明,物质层面在坎库阿莫社区的美好生活观念中起次要作用,并证实了在本土背景下,不仅要考虑个人能力,还要考虑集体能力观的重要性。这样的研究有助于制定更符合实际情况的方法,以评估和衡量包括坎库阿莫人在内的土著社区的生活质量和福祉。