Raygorodetsky, Gleb, “indigenous peoples defend Earth’s biodiversity, but they are in danger”, a web article published in partnership with the National Geographic Society, November 16, 2018.
“The future of our planet lies in indigenous ways of living on Earth,” says Jon Waterhouse, Indigenous Peoples Scholar at the Oregon Health and Science university and National Geographic Education Fellow Emeritus and Explorer. “As a global community, we have lost our way; we forgot what means to have a relationship with the land. To find it again, we have great guides,” says Waterhouse. “indigenous people have mastered the art of living on Earth without destroying it. They continue to teach and lead by examples, from the restoration of eel grass and salmon by the Samish Nation, to the bison reintroduction by the Kainai Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy, to the restoration of the traditional 800-year-old Hawaiian fishponds. We must heed these lessons and take on this challenging task, if we want our grandchildren to have a future.”