Biindigen, welcome to Mzinigan Mshiiken!
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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
Introduction The land loves us back. She loves us with beans and tomatoes, with corn and blackberries and birdsongs. She provides for us and teaches us to provide for ourselves. Chapter ‘Epiphany in the Beans’ Braiding Sweetgrass took the world by storm back in 2015. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s collection of essays from her perspective from…
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NOT RECOMMENDED: Two Bear Cubs
Introduction Once, long ago, Mother Grizzly Bear…had two cubs she loved dearly. …One day the grizzly went to…the Merced. She took her cubs with her to catch rainbow trout and search for berries. However, the playful cubs waded into the water and splashed each other and scared away all the fish. Their mother gently scolded…
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When The Shadbush Blooms
Introduction My whole family lives close to the land – and to each other – through the cycle of the seasons. My grandparents’ grandparents walked beside the same stream where I walk with my brother, and we can see what they saw. p. 1-2 The past few weeks have been wild in my corner of…
