All life is intimately connected and built on the principles of touch, of connection, of sharing.
“The Earth has woken up and all of her children are busily growing at this start to the seasons that feel endless.”
Birth itself is an initiation. Not just for the new infant who is leaving the safety of the womb, but for the birthing parent as well.
Native science reminds us that we are connected to the rest of the world, in all of its messy complexity.
Instead of trying to control nature, we should instead learn how to fit into a changing landscape.
No government or community is without its problems, but how we show up in an emergency reveals our deeper capacities and commitments.
May we take Dr. King’s work into our own hearts, and recognize that collective liberation, and communities built on mutual sovereignty, interdependence, and respect, are the only healthy ways forward.
One of the worst parts of grief is how it makes us feel so alone, and these past weeks have been filled with reminders of our losses.
Honoring our veterans is interwoven into our gatherings and is a normal part of tribal life, just as the history of Native participation in the military is as long as the country itself.
