How Indigenous ideas about non-linear time can help us navigate ecological crises

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:08:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/how-indigenous-ideas-about-non-linear-time-can-help-us-navigate-ecological-crises-273231>

"It is common to think of time as moving in only one direction – from point A,
through point B, to point C.

However, many Indigenous peoples – including Māori, the Indigenous people of
Aotearoa New Zealand – experience time non-linearly.

Rather than picturing time as a straight line, we imagine it as recurring,
spiralling, and recalling itself.

How we conceptualise time could impact how we respond to ecological crises."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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