The news article Honoring Our Soil: Hue Parakore, provides insight into the indigenous side to my topic. The article interviews a Dr. Jessica Hutchings who is a decolonizing researcher in New Zealand. She works in the areas of Maori food sovereignty and security, property rights for indigenous peoples, and restoring the environment of Aotearoa (an area of New Zealand). Hutchings talks about how important her connection to nature is to her and how shes felt that way since she was a child. Additionally, she talks about the fact that much of the Maori land has been taken from the indigenous peoples because of past colonization. The article goes on to discuss Hua Parakore, which is a Maori system and framework for growing food.

I like this article because it provides a different perspective for me. This helps me explore my question because it shows me that both scientific methods and indigenous methods are the right way of taking care of the planet. Additionally, I still think it would be beneficial to use both methods. However, if I had to take a side I would take the scientific side because I feel that it could do more for the planet as a whole. I like how respectful the indigenous methods are and I think they are great for small scale preservation. For example, this article is based on Aotearoa, New Zealand. Scientific methods on the other hand would be a better fit for entire countries instead of local regions.