It was the land,
along with its plants, insects, birds, animals and fish; climate, seasons and
the skies that taught our ancestors what they needed to know about the land and
themselves in order to live in harmony with it.
They called the earth's teachings "aki-inoomaugaewin", the
land's directions.
Laziness comes in
many guises; the longing for leisure, the belief that some task is much too
difficult, or that one does not measure up to it, or that it can be put off
until a more convenient time; or that the insects are too bothersome, or that
the work to be carried out is another person's duty.
Getting a name is
not simply getting a name, it is more than that; it is receiving an identity.
