01472nas a2200109   4500008004100000245010700041210006900148260001200217520104000229100002401269856006901293       2014                        eng d00aTeko Arandu: New Paths Towards a Sustainable Future. A case-study about the Brazilian Guarani-Kaiowás0 aTeko Arandu New Paths Towards a Sustainable Future A casestudy a  aLeipzig3 aTeko Arandu is an expression from the Tupi-Guarani language which can be translated as ‘living with wisdom.’ Its meaning embraces the different ontological perspectives that these peoples have about the world, the humankind and nature, which reflect their cosmological systems and specific relations with their ancestral lands. In discourses about sustainability this kind of traditional wisdom might be a crucial resort to widen the possibilities of creating significant sustainable futures with a different set of values that do not follow the Western-modern rush for economic growth and technological development. The preservation of cultural diversity is an important step to enable new visions and strategies for transformation in the discourses about sustainability. In this sense, the Teko Arandu is a concept that indicates how new directions for sustainability can influence and be influenced by the case of the Brazilian indigenous group Guarani-Kaiowá. Key-words: cultural diversity, sustainability, indigenous heritage1 aSchröder, Andressa  uhttps://degrowth.community/conference2014/scientific-papers/3699