Hi Steve,
Yes, indigenous knowledge may prove to be what saves us. On this topic,
I recommend "The Wayfinders" by Wade Davis.
In my message, however, I was thinking more of the national leaders with
indigenous roots, such as Evo Morales, and the others who participated
in the Cochabamba meeting, representing the views of many indigenous and
oppressed peoples on climate change. See http://pwccc.wordpress.com/.
The declaration rings truer to me than anything coming out of the
"developed" world.
John
Wright, Steve wrote:
> Hi John
>
> You may be right, if there is a discontinuity in the chain of dependence
> international capital provides us with in exchange for colluding with
> the accelerating consumerist ethic, most of us will wither on the vine
> having little clue how essential stuff works like providing food fuel
> and well being. But the indigenous folk know ...so maybe the meek will
> eventually inherit the earth....It is the inbetween transition period
> that scares the shit out of me...
>
> Steve
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> Yes, the international scene is very discouraging -- the nation-state
> seems to be an impediment to action. The only (faintly) hopeful sign I
> have seen recently is the Cochabamba conference
> http://pwccc.wordpress.com/. Perhaps the world's indigenous peoples can
> show us the way to an alternative world.
>
> John
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