On a late fall evening in 2018, my seven-year-old son came home with a school flier for a penny drive. As he counted the change in his piggy bank to make a donation, I looked over the details. The donation drive across California public schools was led by the Basic Needs program in Chico, an …
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Why We Need Indigenous Wisdom
We have come, dear Relatives,as fruits for others’ nourishment.As hummingbirds flutter in joyand bears rest in awe,so we dress with the colors of the rainbowto weave us kin together. In community circlesMother Earth welcomes our songs.Here we gather until we return to Her in service. We come to stand by each otherto sing to each …
What the Mind has to do with the Climate Crisis
As a child, I grew up with strong feelingsDeep feelings of who I am and what is important in lifeI felt one with the worldLiving and caring was oneAs I became older, culture took overThe stories I heard began to color my lifeI went to schoolI learned that adults and experts know—not childrenI learned that …
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Mother Wisdom: Learning to Embody Interdependence
One of the strongest memories I carry from my childhood begins with the shocking heat of black cave water. I am submerging myself inch by inch, frightened of its depths and imagined mythical beasts lying in wait for my spindly legs. Above my head and around me, candles give off a buttery yellow light as …
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