ples have come to believe. They feel that
when humans are gone from an area long
enough, they lose the practical knowledge
about correct interaction, and the plants
and the animals retreat spiritually from the
earth or hide from humans. Building upon
this, M. Kat Anderson wrote in her book
Tending the Wild:
The white man sure ruined this country. It‘s
turned back to wilderness.”
(Bill Reed, ‘Regenesis’)
Regenerative development is the use of resources to improve society’s well-being in a
way that builds the capacity of the support
. . . contemporary Indians often use the word systems needed for future growth.
‘wilderness’ as a negative label for land that
has not been taken care of by humans for a
long time, for example, where dense understory shrubbery or thickets of young trees
block visibility and movement.
And correspondingly, James Rust, a
Southern Miwok elder said:
We are grateful for the opportunity to
share the work of the most passionate,
dedicated and continually innovative pioneers of ‘Regenesis’ group. With special
thanks to Bill Reed and his associates
guiding the journey of crossing the threshold.
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