#84: The Wisdom in Indigenous Stories

Intellectual Freedom Podcast

It has been a very tough week, with yet another mass shooting in the United States. Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted. I won’t even pretend to understand the pain of loss.

It is perfect timing to be evaluating wisdom from indigenous cultures. There is so much we can apply to our current situation.

A thriving civilization living, interacting, sacrificing, solving problems, celebrating success, and getting through loss and tragedy together is powerful.

A dying civilization is characterized by distrust, greed, anger, hostility, and hate. It is pretty safe to say, the United States of America fits the description of a dying civilization in many ways.

We need to look no further than the political reactions to the shooting in Texas. Ted Cruz’s solution to the gun violence-we need more guns in the schools. The Democrat solution ban guns. Will there be a middle ground compromise? I doubt it.

Both point blame and demonize each other. It’s pathetic. It will solve nothing.

It is time to take a serious look at the constant assault we wage against each other in our political and cultural wars.

Nothing is free. Every action, word, and attack against each other has repercussions…eventually. To search for solutions, this week we dive into the ancient wisdom of indigenous tribal stories.

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