If an English person in England told me his belief in spirit whales I would respect his belief, that's his native land.
If a Scottish person in Scotland told me his belief in spirit whales I would respect his belief, that's his native land.
If a an aboriginal in Australia told me his belief in spirit whales I would respect his belief, that's his native land. It doesn't mean i agree, but I respect peoples' belief in their connection with their ancestral land.