Prince Charles says he has been in discussion with Canadian Indigenous leaders – adding it’s time for people to start to listen to them on environmental issues..BBC Radio recently broadcast a show hosted by famed Canadian author Margaret Atwood and one of her guests was the heir to the British throne, discussing the environment..Charles told listeners he had been in Zoom conversations during the pandemic with Perry Bellegarde, leader of the Assembly of First Nations, as well as various Canadian Elders, the Telegraph reported..He said Indigenous leaders understand the environmental threats facing the world, adding they had always believed in the “seventh unborn generation” principle, an ancient philosophy that considers the impact of decisions made about the land on future generations..“I’ve been talking to quite a lot of the First Nations leaders in Canada over the last year and it’s high time we paid more attention to their wisdom and the wisdom of Indigenous communities around the world,” Charles told Atwood..“We can learn so much from them as to how we can rewrite the balance and start to rediscover a sense of the sacred because nature is our sustainer.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .“If we go on exploiting the way we are, whatever we do to nature, however much we pollute her, we do it to ourselves. It is insanity.” .Years ago, Charles was mocked when it was revealed he talked to his plants. He has also set up a model village in England whose basis is sustainability..On his many Royal visits to Canada, Charles has also made a point of stopping into Indigenous communities..The Prince said he has noticed a “complete change in approach” in environmental issues the last 18 months..“I think people are realising the crisis we now face,” he said on the BBC 4 show..“Suddenly we are finding engagement on a scale I would never really have believed… so we have to grab the opportunity to make the transition that’s so desperately needed.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Prince Charles says he has been in discussion with Canadian Indigenous leaders – adding it’s time for people to start to listen to them on environmental issues..BBC Radio recently broadcast a show hosted by famed Canadian author Margaret Atwood and one of her guests was the heir to the British throne, discussing the environment..Charles told listeners he had been in Zoom conversations during the pandemic with Perry Bellegarde, leader of the Assembly of First Nations, as well as various Canadian Elders, the Telegraph reported..He said Indigenous leaders understand the environmental threats facing the world, adding they had always believed in the “seventh unborn generation” principle, an ancient philosophy that considers the impact of decisions made about the land on future generations..“I’ve been talking to quite a lot of the First Nations leaders in Canada over the last year and it’s high time we paid more attention to their wisdom and the wisdom of Indigenous communities around the world,” Charles told Atwood..“We can learn so much from them as to how we can rewrite the balance and start to rediscover a sense of the sacred because nature is our sustainer.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .“If we go on exploiting the way we are, whatever we do to nature, however much we pollute her, we do it to ourselves. It is insanity.” .Years ago, Charles was mocked when it was revealed he talked to his plants. He has also set up a model village in England whose basis is sustainability..On his many Royal visits to Canada, Charles has also made a point of stopping into Indigenous communities..The Prince said he has noticed a “complete change in approach” in environmental issues the last 18 months..“I think people are realising the crisis we now face,” he said on the BBC 4 show..“Suddenly we are finding engagement on a scale I would never really have believed… so we have to grab the opportunity to make the transition that’s so desperately needed.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
