This paper’s purpose is to assist those participating in the Meeting the Dreaming (MTD) process to develop a Statement of Shared Identity and to consider the purpose and impact of such a statement on Australia’s path towards a sustainable, equitable, abundant future for all – human and non-human.

This Declaration of Peace for Indigenous Peoples and Nature is a call for humanity to cease warring against them, not only because of the injustice and destruction wrought, but also because our wellbeing is inextricably linked with that of the natural world and the application of the knowledge possessed by Indigenous peoples about our Whole Earth system and sapiens’ role in its wellbeing and stability.

Australia is unique in cradling the oldest rocks and most ancient life forms on our planet (in Western Australia). It is also home to the oldest continuous human cultures, repositories of the most ancient knowledge, including principles for enduring human societies and deeply fulfilling lives.