Book: A Peoples Ecology
(Explorations in Sustainable Living)
By: Gregory Cajete
This is an interesting collection of articles covering
sustainability from Native American's and ethnic
perspectives.
There is an ongoing debate about whether Native American's
were ecological or whether they are like all destructive
cultures. Recently a few books have suggested that Native
Americans lacked the tools to do much harm and once given
the tools act just like everyone else. Another view is
presented by the book "A People's Ecology". Rather than
argue it explains how Native Americans think and what tools
fit their cultures.
Here is a quote from the section on permaculture.
In the final analysis, permaculture is about deep and
abiding respect and reverence. It is about being attached,
connected, and belonging. Recent studies in physics,
astrophysics, biology, and systems theory indicate that
everything in the universe is connected. The cycles of
energy to matter and matter to energy, and of birth, death,
and rebirth are constant.
We are inseparable from our surroundings, and our fates are
the same.
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jeff owens, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.xprt.net/~jko
