Nathalie Kelley Instagram – To truly address the climate crisis we must also address the issue of land ownership. The British crown owns 7.23 % of all land on the planet Although this land is administered by local and national governments, it is often used for destructive purposes such as logging and commercial agriculture I’m so blessed to have been raised in “Australia” on traditional Gadigal lands, and for the nuggets of wisdom I picked up from First Nations people who were masters at land management, water stewardship and used fire as a tool for regenerating the landscape and building biodiversity. In their 100 000 year history it never occurred to them to build a fence. That is because Indigenous people know that true earth stewardship is not possible under private land ownership. The many ecological disasters unfolding in Australia and all around the world are a direct result of the colonial land grabbing and extraction that spread throughout the world like a poison, spurred on by European empires – fueled by their insatiable greed. Landback is the first step in acknowledging these harms and moving back into a framework of Right Relationship with people and the land. Rematriation is NOT violent. It does not seek to forcefully remove, but invites all those who share land and waters to return to our original human blueprint as earth stewards. Landback acknowledges that Indigenous people and their thousands of years of wisdom are the best people to show us how to restore biodiversity and protect our forests and waters. Returning to Land is not a destination but an ongoing process. It is a horizon, a reason to keep living. It is the intersection of various paths and the heart that beats in the center of the planet. This post was made possible by the wonderful work of @culturehacklabs and always grateful to @earthrise.studio for the additional research. Song is Mountain Meditation by @chantressseba