This essay reflects on synergies between macro cultural and philosophical aesthetics or values and practical everyday social processes; namely, between a North American Aboriginal cosmology as expressed in Mi'kmaq ceremonial practice and related epistemological constructs that sustain social wellbeing and the everyday encouragement of conflict prevention and resolution through practices based in principles of peace and balance. These principles are rooted in ancient and contemporary spirituality and cultural practices. From a narrative and Indigenous standpoint method, the essay suggests that one of the essential components of nurturing peaceful relations in any social context is supporting beliefs and values that enable sustainability within complex human ecologies. These reflections draw from an Indigenous integrative and holistic model of eco-psycho-social-spiritual methods for maintaining right relationships within human and natural systems.
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