Native Americans said that the nature was very important. They said that nature was was same as ourselves.
Step-by-step explanation
According to the Native Americans, one of the most important quotes was "We are the land". Here we stands for the people who belong to the community of the Native American.
According to them, in real sense the Earth is same as our won selves. The land according to them was a part of our being, significant real and was not merely a means of survival. They were great nature lovers.