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Trudy
10/12/2020 02:12:58 pm
Hi Michael - I enjoyed your video about acknowledging the lands we currently occupy and their history. And, although I agree that it's an important first step, I continue to be disheartened by our human-centered civilization. Also this morning a read a piece in the Guardian written by an indigenous leader in Ecuador, who speaks eloquently and from experience about relationships with land and life, reverence, and respect. Here's the link and a quote from the article. Now I'm going for a hike!
Michael
10/12/2020 02:57:46 pm
Thanks for commenting Trudy. I totally understand your disheartenment regarding the "human-centric" world view. AS I said in the video, over the course of the next few videos I plan on digging a little deeper into cultural points and identity work and will be discussing an number of practices that indigenous cultures around the world took part in that supported a world view of unity and appreciation - including our connectedness to non-humans. All simple things that create deep connections. 10/26/2020 12:09:32 pm
This is so interesting...and totally foreign to me. First - so interesting b/c I've seen the maps of native tribes popping up on FB a lot. It is a powerfully humble reminder. Second - this is so foreign to me b/c I am from...nowhere. I was born in California, but immediately moved to the Philippines and to 10 different places after that. In the past few years, I've begun to feel a deep desire to "root in place." I cannot/don't want to root where I currently am (in a suburb in a town I do not like...but here to care for my MIL who has Alzheimer's). I am looking for land in the mountains of western NC...a place to partner with, to get to know, to create a relationship with. And to study who was there in the past. Thanks for these thought-provoking videos. I appreciate them and you! Leave a Reply. |
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