"I think that once we start to see the world as gifts from more-than-human relatives, then it brings us to gratitude for the gifts of the land. And my hope[...]is that, as we give gratitude to the land, [we could] also shape our lives so that we live in such a way that the land might be grateful for us."

— Robin Wall Kimmerer, member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and professor of environmental biology at SUNY-ESF

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