I was given a copy of Robin Kimmerer's beautiful book entitled "Braiding Sweetgrass". As I read through her poetic and soulful teachings I was deeply moved by her stories of indigenous practices of reciprocity and gifting culture. The book highlights the destruction that a strictly commodity based culture has not only on our natural world but on the intricate web of relationships we have with each other. I was particularly struck by her point that indigenous cultures saw the