ABSTRACT

Studies of Indigenous connections to the environment highlight that reciprocal relationships between humans and the nonhuman world are known to significantly influence human health and wellbeing. This paper builds upon existing approaches to understanding Country from Indigenous and more-than-human geographies, in order to explore the Yuin concept of oneness – an ontological view of relationships which acknowledges the co-creation of wellbeing between trees and people. Attributing sentience and autonomy to plants has been part of diverse Indigenous traditions for millennia, and yet within Western knowledge frameworks, the personification and anthropomorphism in such traditions continues to be viewed as limiting. Taking a decolonising approach, we set aside this deficit model in order to learn and then share what is gained by yarning with trees. We document a journey of the self and the rekindling of the lead authors' Aboriginal identity whereby Yuin knowledge and respectful ways of researching are placed at the centre of knowledge exploration and production. Through a personal journey focused on wellbeing, we show how trees communicate and how they are seen within the self. Accordingly, we demonstrate how the Yuin ontology of oneness transformed an individual's wellbeing, and provides opportunities to heal personal relations with the more-than-human world.

摘要

对土著人与环境的联系的研究强调，众所周知，人类与非人类世界之间的相互关系会极大地影响人类的健康和福祉。本文建立在现有的从土著和非人类地理上了解乡村的方法的基础上，以探索尤因的“一体性”概念-一种关系的本体论观点，承认树木与人之间的福祉共创。千百年来，将感知力和自主权赋予植物已成为多种土著传统的一部分，但是在西方知识框架内，此类传统中的人格化和拟人化仍然被视为一种限制。采用非殖民化方法，我们将这个赤字模型放在一边，以便学习然后分享与树木一起编织获得的收益。我们记录了自我的旅程和主要作者的原住民身份的重新点燃，由此Yuin知识和尊重的研究方式被置于知识探索和生产的中心。通过关注健康的个人旅程，我们展示了树木如何交流以及在自我中如何看待树木。因此，我们证明了Yuin整体性本体是如何改变个人的幸福感的，并提供了治愈与非人类世界的人际关系的机会。我们展示了树木如何交流以及如何在自我中看到它们。因此，我们证明了Yuin整体性本体是如何改变个人的幸福感的，并提供了治愈与非人类世界的人际关系的机会。我们展示了树木如何交流以及如何在自我中看到它们。因此，我们证明了Yuin整体性本体是如何改变个人的幸福感的，并提供了治愈与非人类世界的人际关系的机会。