The Sustainable Brilliance of Indigenous Design | Manu Peni

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The Sustainable Brilliance of Indigenous Design | Manu Peni | TED

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When human rights advocate Manu Peni returned to Papua New Guinea from abroad, he built a home for himself using modern techniques -- and promptly learned a harsh lesson on how the newest ideas aren't always the best ideas. Peni calls for us all to rethink who we consider experts, particularly when it comes to building in the face of climate change, showing how Indigenous wisdom must work in harmony with new science and technology if we want to create a sustainable future.
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@michelewestmorland9788 Жыл бұрын

Wow and wow, Manu. I've come to PNG 36 times. Although I'm from the US, I've learned more from your culture than any place on the planet. Thank you for al elegant presentation

@ushalexa Жыл бұрын

A wonderful talk. I hope more Indigenous voices get amplified to the rest of the world by TED and everyone else who opens their ears to listen. These insights are the best hope for the wellbeing of future generations.

@WilleneBusinessLifestyle Жыл бұрын

I just wish some parts of the world can be left untouched. I think we as humans have already gone far and beyond to use the world to our benefit. Anyone reading this, let’s try to preserve the few that are left…please. Thanks for understanding 💙

@AKC357 Жыл бұрын

It’s NOT “WE HUMANS”😡💪🏾👎🏾💯❗️❗️❗️ it’s ONLY the the EVER GREEDY caucasian😡😡😡❗️❗️❗️ DO you ACKNOWLEDGED THIS UNDENIABLE, IRREFUTABLE, INDISPUTABLE TRUTH💪🏾🥰❗️❓❗️

@WilleneBusinessLifestyle Жыл бұрын

@@AKC357 We can’t point fingers. It’s not just a particular race that is causing the harm. I’ve seen even people like us doing worse. Also, most of our very own people make it far easy for these to happen. It’s truly sad and I feel disappointed but we need to reason this out with our minds, not our hearts no matter how hurt we may feel. Bless you fam 💙🙏🏾

@kettch42 Жыл бұрын

I agree, but there is some nuance to it. If I could rephrase it, I would say I wish people's unique cultures were held on a pedestal and incentives were stacked toward preserving cultures rather than abandoning them. People abandon their culture's ways of life for positive and negative reasons. Negative: because of racism, greed, etc, minority cultures are victimized by the dominant culture, and so they can escape some that by joining the dominant culture. Positive: because of the benefits of being part of the dominant culture, like healthcare, security, and wealth, people in minority cultures leave their way of life to join the dominant culture. To say that we must isolate a group of people for their own protection is to take away their agency also. Treating them as equals and as valued guests, seeking to know their culture and listening to their POV and their wants and needs, then they can have many of the positives, less of the negatives, and hopefully retain their culture in a multi-generational way.

@reymendoza5802 5 ай бұрын

one of the best I have watched and heard... big respect to your culture and to you sir

@user-dd5kk6jn9n Жыл бұрын

It is heartening to listen to your wise words, I will do my best to share.

@PengsMita Жыл бұрын

Powerful brother, keep the fire burning to save our country's future generations

@derricksuau4190 Ай бұрын

Home is Where the Heart is..😢🇵🇬

@Dazarabia522 Жыл бұрын

Very engaging..didnt expect to stay to the end but glad I did

@FilipeBrasAlmeida Жыл бұрын

There is definitely wisdom by diversifying the approaches to problems, by including those that have been passed down through the ages and found a way to survive to this day. No need to redefine expertise, but rather, amplify its scope.

@fatmayldrm5321 Жыл бұрын

давайте сначала защитим наш мир, давайте объявим всем после окружающей среды, это важно для нашего будущего, и завтра мы должны позаботиться, потому что все заканчивается на нас, Тед, спасибо

@timothywiebe4714 Жыл бұрын

‘Stop doing what I did’ 👏

@VK-rf6wr Жыл бұрын

Sustainable Brilliance of Indigenous Design- Manu, a brilliant and beautiful talk my brother.

@david.walters Жыл бұрын

To the person reading this message.. don't worry.. the pain you're feeling is temporary, close your eyes and remember tomorrow is a new day, a fresh start! Take deep breathes, your gonna be alright! I promise💫 Wishing you a lifetime of happiness, peace, and abundance! Namaste!❤

@Christine-dz6wh Жыл бұрын

❤🙏🏼

@canabmuktar102 Жыл бұрын

❤️

@LucasLopesc Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@dustman96 Жыл бұрын

Humans have understood the solution to our current problem for many thousands of years. It's only in recent history that we have forgotten, drunk with our power over the natural world. That power is only temporary if we keep going this way. Both indigenous cultures and science reveal the truth, we just choose not hear, fearing that we may lose our power, that we may lose our way of life. What's so good about this anyway? All I see is a bunch of stressed out people, and the wonders of nature being destroyed, and along with it, our future.

@Naka091 5 ай бұрын

Great Talk Manu!

@CreepToeJoe Жыл бұрын

So true!

@yazan-uk1pd Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@traviswadezinn Жыл бұрын

Excellent insights - thank you

@vadimmedvedev7895 Жыл бұрын

It is not one or the other, we can gain wisdom from all sorts of communities all over the world. A couple of things though, without mining and extraction, we don't have modern civilization. We can do it sustainably and carefully, but to dismiss it as bad for the earth simply won't work. Also, every single human is indigenous to somewhere, so why don't we just aggregate all knowledge instead of pretending one view is better because of some artificial label. Every society values human capital and connections. There is no "this culture's way of knowing" that is only available to them. Everyone can understand everyone else given some effort and empathy. Lastly, catastrophizing climate change doesn't help and only turns people off and makes them anxious for no reason. Practical cumulative changes and technology will solve much more than blame, false moral outrage and patronizing rhetoric.