#indigenous teachings

On my “want to read” list and even my “still need to buy” list.

“Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

I know nothing about this book other than what the cover says. Doesn’t matter, I’m hooked and I want to read it. Historically we have ignored almost every native group and the knowledge they amassed as their own individual civilization.

Here in the grand old United States of America (again just DRIPPING with sarcasm) we have almost taken pride in the fact that we suppress the indigenous groups of the lands we occupy. It’s disturbing. Our neighbor Canada is currently being swept up in a massive scandal revolving around the mass deaths of children up there that was covered up for decades.

As a whole humanity needs to do better at respecting other cultures and the nuances that surround them. People have developed their own civilizations and we should be thrilled that there is so much diversity in the world.