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What can we Learn about Nature Connection from Indigenous Australian Cultures?
Indigenous Australians have had a long-standing relationship with the land and everything that exists on the land, that stretches far back into history and is based on respect, knowledge, and harmony. Aboriginal and Indigenous cultures have always understood that the land provides all of their necessary resources, and so these resources must be stewarded carefully in order to ensure that these supplies will not diminish.
What can we learn about Nature-Connection from the Māori?
Traditionally, Māori believe there is a deep connection between humans, the land and the natural world. This connection is expressed through ‘kaitiakitanga’, a way of managing the environment based on the Māori world view that humans are an integral and equal part of nature. This belief system, this intimate relationship with the land, and this understanding of their place in nature means that they usually have a very deep respect for nature and practice systems that support conservation and sustainable use of resources.
Nature Connection and Native Americans or First Nation People
This is the first in a series of articles looking at what we can learn about connection with nature and nature-connection practices from Indigenous peoples. There is a component of Forest Bathing practice, especially in North America, Australia and New Zealand, that promotes recognition of ancestral lands, acknowledges historical wrongdoings, and recognises that the indigenous people had a different relationship with nature that may have made them better custodians of the land, and can set examples that we would be wise to learn from.