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The history of the word wilderness stems from the roots wilde and deor. Wilde meaning plants and animals not subject to the will of the civilized. Deor meaning beast or animal. In the western context wilderness refers to the absence of human civilization. Wilderness was legally defined in the United States with the Wilderness Act of 1964. This act defined wilderness as, “In contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” However, many cultures and languages have no word equivalent to wilderness. Indigenous Peoples do not differentiate between human and non-human environments. They understand land, place, and beings as a reciprocal relationship.
