permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon@mindspring.com>]

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 23:26:00 +0800, BOb Howard
<rmhoward@omninet.net.au> wrote:

>>Michael Dean wrote:

>> What really interests me is the difference in the European and the 
>> Aboriginal attitudes. You seem to be closely aquainted with the 
>> Pitjantjatjara Aboriginies
>> who have a different notion of the self to that of the European and these 
>> differences manifest themselves in  their attitudes to exchange, fairness, 
>> reciprocity and selfishness.
>>
>> Please tell me more! The Aborigine has been in Australia for about 40,000 
>> years and has influenced the landscape extensively. Are you able to 
>> explain how he interprets the world and in what ways this is different 
>> from that of the Europeans?

>I don't want to overstate my acquaintance with Aboriginal people - I only 
>have worked briefly with Pitjantjatjara people although I have spent many 
>years (30) working with Aboriginal people in more urban environments. But 
>the persistence of
>notions of fairness, generosity and mutual obligation even within groups 
>whose society has been subject to genocidal attack is a measure of their 
>heroic courage in the face of cruel adversity.

What region of the World are these people from?



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