Additionally there is a serious tenet of "respect for elders" within indigenous cultures and multigenerational homes are common and so with the exception of the loss of their languages, there is a lot more room for that dialogue. I was heartened that the indigenous voice in the recent Truth and Reconciliation Forum I recently posted abou…
Additionally there is a serious tenet of "respect for elders" within indigenous cultures and multigenerational homes are common and so with the exception of the loss of their languages, there is a lot more room for that dialogue. I was heartened that the indigenous voice in the recent Truth and Reconciliation Forum I recently posted about began her shared story by apologizing to her elders out of respect for their wisdom. Of course perhaps some of our problems today arise from elders who are defined by their disrespect for "life". Sometimes in the moment it can be a challenge to discern what is life affirming versus what is not. Right now in my husband's homeland there exists conflict between elders who want to respect traditions and the land and subsistence versus the corporatists who want the dollars that the oil industry has brought to them. Nothing can be black and white when it comes to humanity. I think most of us, though, want our grandchildren to know grace and joy and beauty
Additionally there is a serious tenet of "respect for elders" within indigenous cultures and multigenerational homes are common and so with the exception of the loss of their languages, there is a lot more room for that dialogue. I was heartened that the indigenous voice in the recent Truth and Reconciliation Forum I recently posted about began her shared story by apologizing to her elders out of respect for their wisdom. Of course perhaps some of our problems today arise from elders who are defined by their disrespect for "life". Sometimes in the moment it can be a challenge to discern what is life affirming versus what is not. Right now in my husband's homeland there exists conflict between elders who want to respect traditions and the land and subsistence versus the corporatists who want the dollars that the oil industry has brought to them. Nothing can be black and white when it comes to humanity. I think most of us, though, want our grandchildren to know grace and joy and beauty
I went to the T&R gathering, by the way, and was deeply inspired by it. Thanks for posting the link to it.
And of course to eat. This gives to Corporatists leverage in trying to debunk the rest.