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“…for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow. Like the original treaty.”

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“The trees were making their spring sounds, popping and cracking, the snow blowing by and whooshing against her skin, and spring birds making their small and distinctive calls”

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“Every person was born with a set of spiritual instructions or understandings, my girl. It’s what we do with it that defines us as human beings.”

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“The beauty of their silence was in everything that they heard around them.”

Indigenous Treaties Middle Grade 2021 Female Writer March Book Ownvoice

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“By having the sun rise every day, the earth and the sky are renewing their commitment to work together. And we in turn honor that relationship and directly benefit from it.”

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“It also made her think of the sounds of ceremony: the eagle whistles, the drum, the shakers. It made her think that we really are replicating the sounds of nature through our music and celebrations, all of which help heal us.”

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“With the help of Creator, our grandfather sun and grandmother moon agreed to work together with our mother, the earth, to create life. Then other beings of Creation were placed on the earth and in the sky. We, humans, Anishnaabe, were the last to be placed here. This is why we refer to ourselves as the younger brothers and sisters to the rest of beings in Creation.”

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