The 2008 Constitution of Ecuador establishes among the rights of Good Living, the right of people to "build and maintain their own cultural identity ... to know the historical memory of their cultures and to access their cultural heritage; to disseminate their own cultural expressions and to have access to diverse cultural expressions" art.
La Constitución de la República del Ecuador de 2008 establece, entre los derechos del Buen Vivir, el derecho de las personas a "construir y mantener su propia identidad cultural ..., a conocer la memoria histórica de sus culturas, y a acceder a su patrimonio cultural; a difundir sus propias expresiones culturales y tener acceso a expresiones culturales diversas" art. 21.