All quotes from
Barbara's book
"In the Aboriginal
world view of the four orders, the Aboriginal person is viewed as last: this is
in acknowledgment of the natural Superiority of Manitou, the Earthmother,
Plants, and Animalkind". Cecil King
The words
n'dalgommek (Abenaki) and indinawemaaganidog (Anishnabe) express the belief
that everything is related -- that all things in the universe are related.
Each person sees
their path through life as a cycle of responsibilities to family, community,
and the wider world. Living life in this
way provides many opportunities for gaining new knowledge and for teaching
others. As time goes on, the
accumulation of individual contributions to knowledge becomes the foundation of
the whole community's culture.
