To Mother the Earth, and to Father the Sky, to those who have gone before us, to those who have come before us and to those who have yet to be born, Indigenous peoples of the North and the South, are inextricably linked by sacred Cosmovison and Kincentric Ecologies – the waters, the soil, the fire, the sky, the seeds, homes and the mountains define Traditional Spiritual Jurisdiction, as citizens of a living Earth, as bearers of environmental ethics who honor interdependency. Environmental Ethics and Sustainability are gifts of Creator Indigenous peoples can offer to one another, to all animal, plant relations, to trees-the lungs, to oceans and waterways – the circulation, to the atmosphere-the breath of life.
Plan Indigenous: The Power of Indigenous Planning, Design, and Place
Planners, designers, artists, and architects can restore, revitalize, reinvigorate, renovate, regenerate and revive their communities by creating active, collaborative, Indigenous art-making and place-making for community that enables Indigenous Planning and Design. Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have made what is now known as art, design, architecture, and place-making to support land, culture and community by planning and living sustainably. Planning, design, and place-making have always been interconnected with community in regards to the cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of the Indigenous Americas and particularly in the southwestern United States and northern central Mexico regional area since time immemorial.