Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide
The text explores the concept of citizenship within Maple Nation, emphasizing mutual responsibility between humans and nature, and the ecological contributions of maples to the community and environment.
compostingfeminisms.wordpress.comwas taught to love the land around me, to understand the history that it connected me to, and to take responsibility for its care into the future.
[We have words in our language that help to remind us of the balance that this relationship requires. One of those words is mamabezu; it means “he or she has enough.” It is an acknowledgment that an individual has what they need to live their life with a sense of safety and dignity. Another word, alabezu, means “everyone has enough.” The “everyone”
... See moreFrom the very beginning of the world, the other species were a lifeboat for the people. Now, we must be theirs. But the stories that might guide us,
