Connecting Ideas in Sustainability - Netukulimk , Land Ethic, and Biophilic Design
Developing Understanding What you will need to understand is that I'm living in a house with no trees, suffering from erosion, fighting with the builder, and reading about sustainability. Because of all of those things, I found Netukulimk, Land Ethic, and Biophilic Design to be a beautiful mix of ideas. Here, Netukulimk is Our Definition of Sustainability Trying to talk about sustainability with clarity can be difficult. There are a variety of definitions which can be interpreted in as many ways. One example is the way in which The Brundtland Report can be interpreted: To avoid this ambiguity, we will look to the concept of Netukulimk, as explained by Mi’kmaq Elder Albert Marshall, and Kerry Prosper. ( Netukulimk | Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources , n.d.) The video is short, but full of beautiful and clear explanations of the concept of Netukulimk. In it, Elder Albert Marshall explains that the concept of Netukulimk is the Mi’kmaq word for sustainability. He furth