Land is Life

Make a 3-paragraph essay about this principle how land is important to our Indigenous Peoples.
First paragraph for introduction, second paragraph for content, and third for your conclusion or
generalization.

Land mainly means a domain. For Indigenous people those lands are a heritage to
passed on from their own ancestors to generations. Their ancestor entrusted them as
they claimed to be steward by God given land. Proving their role, to ensure that
generations to come will live a quality life as they are experiencing.

To the Indigenous People “Land is Life”, since it is the basis of their economic livelihood:
food and shelter and also source of their spiritual, cultural and social identity. Basically
land is the foundation for the lives and culture of indigenous people. The land of
Indigenous people shapes their unique identity and culture that are linked to the
environment. The environment assumes a spirituality of its own. Thus, rituals of
appeasing spirits when a tree is cut down and of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest. In
other words, the “Land is Life” to the Indigenous people. The indigenous peoples, being
one with the environment, understand the ecology of the natural resources. This allows
them to manage and utilize the environment responsibly, not merely to their exclusion
and benefit, but also to avoid the disruption of ecological balance in the environment
According to most scholars, this outlook has usually ignored and misunderstood. Thus,
this makes them more vulnerable to dispossession of their lands.

Indeed, the indigenous peoples, ancestral domains, and spirituality constitute the
principle that Land is Life. Ancestral domains are so replete with wonders of nature and
rich biodiversity: teeming forests and lush of green environment, beauteous natural
landscapes, diverse flora and fauna, sustained source of livelihood, market and
pharmacy and a cultural heritage. Without access to, and respect of their rights over,
their lands, territories and natural resources, indigenous peoples’ distinct cultures, and
the possibility of determining their own development and future, become eroded
“Land, territories and related resource rights are of fundamental importance to indigenous peoples
since they constitute the basis of their economic livelihood and are the sources of their spiritual, cultural
and social identity. Land is the foundation for the lives and cultures of indigenous peoples all over the
world. Without access to, and respect of their rights over, their lands, territories and natural resources,
indigenous peoples’ distinct cultures, and the possibility of determining their own development and
future, become eroded.”