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The cultural and ecological crisis brought on by the modernized world is being recognized by an increasing number of concerned individuals and institutions. The importance of ensuring the proper survival of indigenous and micro-cultures has become ever more apparent and the profound loss created by their disappearance resonates on multiple levels. It is felt in our collective need for cultural diversity and the dignity of multiplicity so essential to the human spirit. Diversity is one of the hallmarks of evolution—without it we loose our adaptive power.
At the pragmatic level, these cultures possess deep epistemological connections to the land and are thus store-houses of practical earth-stewardship; they are the keepers of alternative and sustainable methods of interaction with natural resources. For instance, we are only now beginning to appreciate the immense depth of the healing and medicinal proficiency developed within these healing traditions. To this we add the sophistication and success of their treatments for culture-specific maladies and their power as culturally cohesive forces for the wider community.
This eco-spiritual wisdom that has been carefully cultivated over the millennia additionally offers a powerful antidote to the psycho-spiritual malaise typical of Western culture which we feel is a direct contributor to the ecological and cultural devastation faced by the global community. In essence, the survival of these peoples and their wisdom is essential not only to the cultural needs of humanity but to our ability to maintain a sustainable future upon our planet.
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