Name and Country |
In your opinion what is the most important thing our Western society could learn from Aboriginal people? |
| Anonymous from USA |
Simple way of life. There is no need to have so much junk in your life and still be be unhappy. Living simple if probably a key to being happy. |
| Adam Perrett from Australia |
Harmonious living is possible in simplicity. |
| Al Hepworth from Finland |
The old ways - walking softly on the planet and living in harmony with nature |
| Anonymous |
Connectedness with earth |
| Alan from United Kingdom |
There is more to life than chasing money and relying on oil for everything |
| Alexander from USA |
Western society should learn to love nature and hold on to their traditions. |
| Allan Klausen from Denmark |
Respect for nature |
| Anonymous from USA |
About their culture |
| Andrew from USA |
That the earth is alive and all life is interconnected. |
| Anonymous |
I believe the Aboriginal people try to take care of each other.. which is something that our Western culture and society needs to return to. |
| Audrey Wong from USA |
Their respect for the natural environment and their years of sustainable existence with Earth. |
| Barney from USA |
Their way of looking at life. From what I recall they realize the importance of living in the now and looking at life as being a dream almost Zen like in the way they look at life. Very similar to the Native America views on the relationship between humans and earth. |
| Barry Williams from USA |
Understanding |
| Anonymous from Netherlands |
Connection to the mother earth |
| Anonymous from USA |
How to make a living from skill |
| Bernard from USA |
How to live in harmony with the land/earth |
| Bill Lockett from USA |
Respect of the earth |
| Bill White from USA |
Be open-minded to the possibility that all things are a part of the divine and aboriginal peoples can teach how to live more harmoniously with the world and therefore our hearts. |
| Brenda Rodriguez from USA |
How to value nature and society. |
| Brian from Canada |
Understanding how to live with the earth instead of using the earth. |
| Brian Pflanz from USA |
Living off the land |
| Brooke from Australia |
How to live day to day using not abusing mother nature's resources. |
| Anonymous from USA |
How to live harmoniously with nature. |
| Anonymous |
Understanding of the land |
| Byron from USA |
The inter-connectedness of all peoples animals and things in the world |
| Cam Maclean from Canada |
Proper use of resources |
| Cameron from USA |
Coexisting with nature. |
| Anonymous from Canada |
Their connection to spirit and the land |
| Anonymous from USA |
Sometimes less is more |
| Carol from USA |
Living in harmony with nature. Simplicity. Healing with what nature has given us. The Western world spends time and money on putting chemicals together to imitate nature. Nature has a special spark of life that can't be duplicated. |
| Anonymous from USA |
We need to learn al we can and all that is offered and all that is available |
| Charles Yount from USA |
You do not need a lot of clothes |
| Cheryl from Australia |
To treat the land with respect to understand the relationship the original owners have with the land and respect it as they do |
| Anonymous |
Survival |
| Anonymous from USA |
I am ignorant about aboriginal culture but I guess I would say art and music as the main things with cooking and religion as secondary things. |
| Christopher from USA |
How to be more environmentally aware and how to live while being less destructive to the land around us |
| Christopher from United Kingdom |
I'm not sure |
| Christopher from USA |
The long history and tradition. |
| Cindy from USA |
Leading a more simplified life-style that is less dependent on technology |
| Cliff from USA |
To live off the land and to protect our lands and forests. |
| Clint Beedy from USA |
How to respect the land? |
| Col from Australia |
That is a pretty big question considering the Indigenous population of this country is the oldest on the earth...there is so much to learn...I guess one of the immediate ones is land/water management. |
| Connie from USA |
How to live naturally and eat real food. |
| Craig Coussins from United Kingdom |
To stop taking from nature and then 'overtaking' from nature. Learn to work with nature and the environment. Spend some time in understanding what nature can offer its human partners and how to live fairly with your planet. |
| Crystal from USA |
I'd like to learn more about the way their lifestyle was. I honestly do not know a lot about the Aboriginal people. |
| Anonymous |
How to better care for the land. |
| Anonymous |
A true sense of community |
| Dan Lombardo from USA |
The connection between spirit and the land we inhabit/are blessed with. They have an amazing respect and understanding for their surroundings and we should learn from their respect. |
| Anonymous from Canada |
How to care for the earth. |
| Daniel Johnson from USA |
I believe that as a whole we have lost touch with our inner connection to the subtle cycles and energies of the earth. I feel that an obvious lesson is held by any peoples who hold on to this profound aspect of our humanity. |
| Daniel Niles from United Arab Emirates |
Their understanding and connection to nature. |
| Daniel from Germany |
Balance with the natural world |
| Dave from Australia |
To live in harmony with the land |
| Anonymous |
Respect your self and your heritage |
| David from United Kingdom |
To respect the land and strive for balance in all things. |
| David from United Kingdom |
How to live sustainably and harmoniously with the natural environment |
| David from United Kingdom |
Native population have always developed there own methods of medicine. As resistance to antibiotics these need to be investigated to the benefit of both peoples and to avoid bio-piracy. |
| Anonymous from USA |
To understand that possessions feed greed & jealously and that by dropping that pursuit and becoming one with nature and your living environment we actually have everything we need |
| Anonymous |
Not being so obsessed with personal possessions. |
| Derek from Canada |
The most important thing western society could learn from the worlds aboriginal communities is a true sense of community and how to live a substance based life in balance with the earth. |
| Des Holmes from United Kingdom |
How to live with the earth and not to manipulate/change it |
| Anonymous |
Material goods are not important. |
| Anonymous from Kazakhstan |
The concept of Dreamtime the underlying unity of all living beings and the earth. |
| Doug from USA |
Truth |
| Douglas from USA |
How to become much better stewards of the environment |
| Dustin from USA |
The use of meditation this would make western culture more stress free. |
| Ed Huntley from USA |
Unsure |
| Ed Olson from USA |
Integrity and culture |
| Eddy from Australia |
Understand and consider there knowledge of land prior to major decision. |
| Eduardo from Ecuador |
The remarkable way they interact with mother nature |
| Eric from Canada |
How to feel more connected to our planet. |
| Eric from USA |
Live within your means |
| Eric Westman from USA |
How to live in peace |
| Erica from USA |
Western people should focus less on material aspects and focus more on harmonizing with the environment in living in peace with nature. |
| Anonymous |
Their traditions and respect for nature |
| Ewoud from Netherlands Antilles |
Respect for nature. Live with it and only use what mother nature wants to give you. |
| Fred Ashplant from USA |
The importance of protecting ad maintaining our natural environment. |
| Fred from Netherlands |
Respect the culture and people who live already from the beginning in a country. |
| Anonymous from Brazil |
To protect the land and give it the proper importance |
| Galen Wood from USA |
Simplicity |
| Gary Siegle from USA |
The name "Aboriginal" means basically the original. I did not know this until recently reading the history on Aboriginal people. Years ago I watched the movie "Quigley Down Under" and was completely saddened on how Aboriginal people were abused by our Western society. Consider the following hypothesis: That which we fear most about ourselves we tend to destroy in others. Based on this maybe it is the Western society who is uncivilized in term of their thinking especially if used to justify the slaughter of our original ancestors and culture. |
| Glen Bzdel from Canada |
Their spiritual outlook and customs. Materialism is not the be all and end all |
| Gonzalo Gregori from China (pr) |
Heritage respect for the land |
| Graham Monteith from USA |
The way of the didgeridoo. |
| Greg from USA |
Their culture and heritage would be something important for Western society could learn from the Aboriginal people due do the age and preservation they have for their heritage. |
| Guido Cifali from Australia |
The care for life and the environment |
| Hans from Netherlands |
How they cherish the earth. |
| Harry from USA |
Culture |
| Helen from Ireland |
Tribal and community values. A deep connection with nature and spirit. |
| Howard Williamson from USA |
How to live with - and be a part of - the land. |
| Anonymous |
Learn about triumph over segregation and mistreatment |
| Hugo from United Kingdom |
That western society is neither the only nor the best society |
| Ian from Canada |
Connection with nature and how to deal with that |
| Isabelle from France |
Rich cosmogonies culture respect of nature. |
| Israel from Spain |
Respect the nature and learn from it. |
| J from Australia |
How to become caretakers of the land and live in harmony with it. |
| Anonymous |
How to work with nature rather than exploiting it. |
| Anonymous |
Morals |
| James from USA |
What community means--in the States at least we are so spread out. People need people in order to thrive but where I live it is rare even to know the neighbors. |
| Anonymous |
How to live more closely in harmony with the land |
| James Miller from USA |
The old ways. |
| Jason from Canada |
That we are all part of nature and everything is connected to everything. But really I'm sure there are many important things western society could learn from aboriginal people its pretty hard to say one thing is the most important. I'm sure if I was lost in the outback important things I could learn from the aboriginals would be how to get some bush tucker. |
| Jeff from USA |
The respect and use of the land plants and animals around us How to live as a part of the great circle of life and not like we're above it. |
| Jeff from USA |
Everything |
| Jenelle from USA |
Culture. I think culture is something that is easily overlooked. It's sad because it can have such an impact on an individual. |
| Anonymous |
Love for nature |
| Jeremy from USA |
I think the most important thing that can be learned from the aboriginal people is that The world we live in today is sacred there are more important things to this world than our televisions and our designer clothes. THere is a great connection between the earth and its people that the aboriginal people have that I feel has been lost by the modern world. |
| Anonymous |
The embracing of our culture. |
| Jeshurun from USA |
I think one of the greatest we can learn is how to respect the land in a healthy way. We can't go "native" per se but we CAN and should learn how to respect the land and bring our resources to bear with the unique knowledge of the Aboriginal peoples. |
| Anonymous |
Embracing the differences in their cultural. |
| Joan from USA |
I know nothing about the aboriginal people. |
| Joe from USA |
That they are as screwed by the government as other indigenous people around the world. |
| Johan Pot from Netherlands |
Keeping in touch with nature and the roots of civilisation. |
| Anonymous |
We are able to learn the art of painting and craft of making a didj producing sounds and music of the aboriginal people |
| Anonymous |
Love of the earth |
| John from USA |
Their customs |
| Jorge Alberto from Mexico |
They live one day at time don't kill with out a reason they are in contact with the environment and respect it. |
| Josh Snyder from USA |
Their simplicity and honor to the earth. |
| Judith from USA |
Their cultural music ideas history. |
| Julio Peña from Paraguay |
To live in net with everything |
| Justin Castillo from USA |
The tragedies of half caste kids |
| Karl from USA |
How to live in harmony with Nature and eat healthy food |
| Katarina from Serbia |
Living in harmony with nature |
| Kathleen Byham from USA |
The Aborigines don't manufacture didgeridoos just for monetary gain. It is a spiritual tool used by Australia's indigenous people crafted out of all natural materials. Westerners can look to Aboriginal people as an example of those who are not strictly manufacturing items cheaply for capitalist gain. Much care an attention goes into every instrument unlike the mass produced products in the US. |
| Kevin D Babiuk from USA |
Living in Harmony with the land. |
| Anonymous |
To relax a little bit. |
| Kim from USA |
Their folk lore |
| Kyle from USA |
To listen and remain in touch with our nature. To tell of our nature through story and song so that staying connected becomes a relevant part of our daily lives. |
| Laura from USA |
Simplify |
| Anonymous from Canada |
Land conservation family values respect for the earth the people the animals and the spirit world. |
| Levi from USA |
The most important thing we could learn from the Aboriginal people is an appreciation of the Earth we live on today. |
| Anonymous |
Family life |
| Lourenco from Brazil |
The respect for the environment the simplicity of being human the beautiful nature that provides us with everything that we need. |
| Anonymous from Argentina |
About their relationship with the environment and the earth. |
| Luis from Portugal |
To live in contact with the natural world with all its mysticism and stoic lessons. |
| Manuel from China (pr) |
The closed contact with mother nature and the strong respect they have for our nature. The appreciation they have for simple thing something that we're forgetting in western countries. |
| Marc from USA |
Read about their native culture. |
| Anonymous |
An organic relationship with the land |
| Mario Bortoli from Italy |
Live in nature |
| Mark Galvin from USA |
Connection to the environment. |
| Mark Leipfert from USA |
A respect for elders tradition and family values. |
| Mark from USA |
Collectivism and esoteric knowledge of nature. |
| Mateus Zica from Brazil |
Knowledge about dreams |
| Matias from Argentina |
Caring for Nature. |
| Anonymous |
How to treat the land with proper care and respect |
| Maximiliano from Argentina |
Culture and life style |
| Michael from USA |
How to live more sanely. |
| Anonymous from USA |
How important ancient arts are to the world |
| Mike from Netherlands |
Care for own culture. |
| Mike from United Kingdom |
Tolerance acceptance of other peoples and how to be good stewards of the land |
| Mike from USA |
Respect for the land that gave us birth |
| Mike from USA |
Spirituality |
| Nathaniel Curtis from USA |
Dreamtime |
| Neil from Australia |
Respect for the environment and that we belong to the land the land does not belong to us. |
| Neil Gee from USA |
To reject the basic assumptions of civilization especially the importance of material possessions. |
| Nicholas Pottle from United Kingdom |
Leave the aboriginal people to there own land |
| Anonymous from USA |
Respect for nature |
| Omar L. De La Tejera from Mexico |
The respect for the autonomy of culture |
| Paleki Phaphapeuneua from Canada |
The spiritual connection between man and the land. |
| Patricia from USA |
Peace |
| Patrick from USA |
Their history and culture |
| Patrick from Australia |
Aboriginal culture |
| Patrick from USA |
A general respect for life and each other. especially that of nature and all things within nature that support a balanced existence with all of the earths sacred creatures spirits and geography. |
| Pedro from Spain |
The ability to live simply. |
| Peter Kraan from South Africa |
How to treat the environment |
| Anonymous from United Kingdom |
How to not destroy our environment and live with it rather than against it. |
| Petri from Finland |
Respect for the Nature |
| Piergiorgio Fiorucci from Italy |
Live the land smell the roots see the sound |
| Anonymous from Australia |
Social obligation to the family and friends |
| Richard from USA |
How to live together. |
| Richard from United Kingdom |
Dependence upon nature living respectfully as a part of nature and the satisfaction of a simple and harmonious life. |
| Anonymous |
To live with nature |
| Rob from USA |
Balance between the community the land and their shared history. |
| Anonymous |
A sense of belonging to nature and one's role in nature |
| Robbie Orth from USA |
Do not throw away the old ways because they are not new ways in this system history character patience etc. is lost. |
| Anonymous |
Their history and culture. |
| Roberto Mojica from Puerto Rico |
Traditions music lifestyle. |
| Rod from USA |
How to work with nature. |
| Anonymous from USA |
Harmony |
| Rose from USA |
How to live in harmony with nature. |
| Rual from USA |
Patients |
| Ruben Dewulf from Belgium |
To live simple to live in the really present moment to live now. And to think about how important our dreams are. |
| Anonymous |
To live in harmony with the earth and to recognize that truth of your being transcends one's phenomenal existence. |
| Safaa from USA |
How to treat the land and the animals. They have eco down pat and western society even though they are beginning to try have much to learn. Also they know how to live simply. They don't think they need every new gadget that is available. There is so much peace in living simply. |
| Sam from United Kingdom |
Not wasting things |
| Sergio from Colombia |
To live in harmony with nature |
| Shawn from USA |
The ability to communicate. |
| Stefan from USA |
A reduced sense of ownership and a greater sense of group. |
| Anonymous from Germany |
Humbleness in using the natural resources respect and thankfulness to all living things and also to stone and water |
| Steffen from Germany |
Whit people must learn to share the Nature with all plants and animals! Share and not steal!!! |
| Steve from USA |
Connection with the earth |
| Stewart from USA |
We could learn a lot about the Aboriginal peoples connection to the land. Where western people tend to just live at an address Aboriginal people live with the land. |
| Susan from USA |
Living closer to the earth - being more in touch with our bodies and souls. |
| Anonymous |
Their culture. |
| Telfair Leimbach from USA |
How to live in harmony with and take care of the environment which is seen as an extension of the Creator or Source. |
| Tex from USA |
How to live in harmony with the world. |
| Thomas from USA |
How to live self sufficient |
| Thomas from Germany |
Responsible use of planetary resources |
| Anonymous from USA |
Living in harmony with the earth |
| Anonymous from Australia |
To look after the land |
| Anonymous from USA |
To appreciate the quiet of nature |
| Timothy Gatehouse from Us Minor Outlying Islands |
To live without constant government supervision. People living with liberty is a thing I'd like to see. |
| Todd from Australia |
Respect for the land |
| Anonymous |
Primitive skills cultural craft so many things! |
| Anonymous |
...there's more to music than our equal tempered notes. Like anything listen enough and it will begin to grow! |
| Tom from United Kingdom |
A respect for nature tradition and an appreciation of values far more important than commercial gain. The aboriginal people (by and large) know their proud culture and know how it enriches their future we In the west would do well to follow that example. |
| Tony Kubiak from USA |
Changing our stance toward environment and world--realizing the environment is a living thing and our world is not a "thing" or collections of "things " but rather spirit. |
| Tony Miller from USA |
Getting back to the "root" of the traditions that seem long forgotten and respecting one another through a common union. |
| Vance Blow from USA |
To be more in touch with nature and natural rhythms of life |
| Anonymous |
Respect for the land |
| Anonymous |
Living in harmony with the land |
| Anonymous |
The mythological artistic and musical culture of the Aboriginal people. |
| Wilder Betancourth from Colombia |
Love for the planet nature wild life careful respect for all different life system |
| Anonymous from Canada |
The knowledge of the earth of a balanced way of life. |
| Yves from Canada |
Traditional knowledge |
