How Many Indigenous People Have Managed Land?

How the Indigenous people have managed the land
The Indigenous people had successfully managed sustainable land for at least 40,000 years. They had developed an ecological system using the knowledge passed from generation to generation. They didn’t try to make the land suit them, they suited the land, not trying to change it. They worked with the land and they created a sustainable environment.

The Indigenous people’s resources came from their own local environment. They used the land and its resources for survival. They were highly skilled at utilising any available materials, especially in gathering and trapping their food supply. They used timber to build their canoes and to construct their fishing traps and nets. Even bark was used as string for fishing lines, then shells were used for hooks. A few tribes even gathered stones to build walls to dam rivers to hold the fish in. Hunting tools like spears and boomerangs were also built using local native trees. Their shelter (wurlies) were also built from trees bark and leaves. Cooking utensils and tools also came from wood. Sometimes even burnt out trees became “home” a crude but effective shelter. Water was extremely important and the
No, not over fish, do not over graze, is definitely compatible for western society. Traditional methods are not out-dated, but population growth, and more mouths to feed has made the indigenous peoples fool proof plan harder to sustain on modern times. More and more often, western society is following traditional ways of “farming”. A vast majority of western farmers follow the same ideals that generations of indigenous people passed down over hundreds of years. Respect the land, respect the water, worship both, and be sure to pass down quality to the next generation. This is a philosophy to which we all should aspire to, and are starting