By Edith Morgan Sunday, May 12, was Mothers’ Day – and April 22
was the universal mother earth’s Day, with our own earth day
cleanup on April 27. Before the European settlers came to these
shores, this continent was by and large populated by various
groups whom we in our ignorance called “Indians”. Though there
were many “tribes” or peoples, they mostly shared a philosophy
that regarded the land upon which they lived as their mother,
our sustainer and provider of food and shelter. All the
creatures and plants lived here as part of a cycle, each
contributing to the balance that enabled life to go on. Mother
Earth was not “owned” by anyone, and working WITH nature was
basic to the philosophy. It was not until European settlers came
with their notions of property and overpowering nature, with the
idea that all this bounty was put here for our exploitation and
profit, that Mother Earth needed a day to remind us that she
needs to be taken care of, and kept safe for us all, into the
future. Recently, we have increa