![]() ![]() with Robin Wall Kimmerer Transform the way you plan your garden with the wisdom of Braiding Sweetgrass. In particular, Onondaga Lake was one water source which was sacred to the people of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the oldest living democratic society, but. Enjoy Fruitions Guide to Garden Planning. “The Sacred and the Superfund” focuses on water as a clear, pure, sacred substance to all cultures. For Kimmerer, today’s ‘Windigo’ is our tendency towards greed and individualism, threatening the concept of community which Ojibwe culture warned centuries ago needed to be held sacred. Windigo is a spirit, devouring mankind, and thus represents any overindulgent, self-destructive habit known to humanity. B raiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer is a 2013 nonfiction book about ecology, Indigenous cultural practices, and the contemporary climate crisis. Kimmerer discusses Windigo’s relevance in today’s America: the myth is intended to strengthen self-discipline and build resistance against greed, or taking too much. Windigo is a monster that comes out in the wintertime, when food is scarce, and eats people. “Windigo Footprints” introduces Windigo, a mythical creature prominent in Ojibwe cautionary tales. ![]()
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