Culture and Coexistence into the Great Unknown
For Indigenous peoples, such as the Maori, Water is an Ancestor, a living entity to be communed with, revered and treated with sacred reciprocity. Join Heni Unwin sharing with EcoJustice Radio her diverse perspectives as a Maori descendant and marine scientist.
Welcome to the Anthropocene age, where humans have transmogrified the planet, its oceans and atmosphere, caused mass extinctions and wholesale contamination that will remain for millennia. Beyond the politicians and scientists, the way forward remains in the hands of writers, artists, and designers taking inspiration from wild earth in a movement called Geo-Fauvism.
The Maori People of Tauranga staged a 150-year commemoration of a victory in the last major battle against the British in a losing effort from the New Zealand Wars, that resulted in significant confiscation of their lands and autonomy.