David Korten author of The Great Turning writes:
[We are] "blessed to have a surviving storehouse of Earth Community wisdom and experience that indigenous people have managed to preserve despite all the best efforts of the institutions of Empire to eliminate it.
Indigenous peoples lived close to Earth and were deeply aware that their security and survival as individuals depended on their deep bond to tribe and nature. As modern societies awaken to the reality that for all our technologies our security and even our survival depends on reconnecting to one another and Earth, we are just beginning to realize that we have much to learn from the indigenous wisdom and experience.
We must join with indigenous peoples in a common effort to create a new Earth Community synthesis of indigenous wisdom and values with the capabilities of beneficial modern technologies."
In People So Bold!, I will periodically offer examples of Indigenous Wisdom. On can find some of my entries related to learning from indigenous peoples by clicking the Tag "Indigenous Wisdom."
I'll be a curious reader but I'm sometimes struck when I learn about the dire and hopeless situations, both physical (poverty) and mental (addiction), in which many indigenous people live today. It's sad to see how wisdom alone isn't worth much, if you lack the freedom to apply it.