Let us accept that everything around us is our family and we are related..

[Eva Libre]

 

 

"The aim of [Indigenous] cultures is to let the whole world know that they too belong to the same family and to start caring for the land, for the environment, for the mountains and waterways and the trees and every other living thing on this earth as brothers and sisters and family members. That’s our greatest dream and desire, to see that happen.

We need to unite together and share our caring on a large scale. At the moment we are all doing it in isolation. So when we come together it brings the joy of unification to know that we are not alone. It brings great joy to us and must also bring joy to the land.

I think Mother Earth is expecting us to do that. She is waiting with open arms and she is saying, “Yes. I need your help. Come help me.” It’s all of us. No more passing the buck.

We all are responsible for our Mother Earth and we should not be shy and hold back from the caring. Accept it as a our personal responsibility and care. They are all our brothers and sisters. Let us accept that everything around us is our family and we are related. Let us accept that our caring must not only be in words but in action.

What have we got for our children? What are we leaving for our children? We are caretakers for what belongs to our children and their children and their children’s children.

That’s the way our people teach us when we are growing up. You are not owners of anything. Mother Earth owns you and you look after her just the same way that you would look after your Mother here because they also have given you lots of other relatives who are not human, but you are still responsible for their welfare and wellbeing.

That’s the good part about it. We are not alone. The whole purpose of our living is to relate well to every other thing as family. Once we do that everything will be made right."

 

 

~ Uncle Bob Randall (1934 - 2015)
Australian Aboriginal Elder

Uncle Bob Randall - Every Living Thing is Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwjQ1nbwrg

Art Work by Khatija Possum, daughter of Michelle Possum Nungurrayi and granddaughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1937 – 2002), founder of the Modernist Movement and one of Australia’s most celebrated Aboriginal artists. https://amykaslowgallery.com/artist/khatija-possum-nampijinpa

[Eva Libre]

"Let us accept that everything around us is our family and we are related.. We are not alone. The whole purpose of our living is to relate well to every other thing as family. Once we do that everything will be made right." ~ Bob Randall, Aboriginal Elder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwjQ1nbwrg