The vernacular or indigenous societies were greatly influenced by its interdependence with
nature, as linked to the four basic requisites for human survival: clothing, shelter, food, health
or medicine [9]. The Tukano Indians of Columbia, for example, understood that excessive
demands on their natural environment could bring about the collapse of their society. The
Tukano identified with the forces of the earth through their mythology, based upon their
observations of the flora and fauna of the jungle [10]. For the hunter-gatherers the
environment was the provider of all things necessary for life and thus took on a powerful,
mystical and centralized role. These communities obtained their basic requisites from their
surroundings, and developed a symbiotic relationship with ‘Mother Earth’. Their intimate
relationship with nature, led these communities to cherish and use their resources wisely