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“In the Western tradition there is a recognized hierarchy of beings, with, of course, the human being at the top – the pinnacle of evolution, the darling of Creation – and the plants at the bottom. But in Native ways of knowing, human people are often referred to as “the younger brother of Creation.” We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn – we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance. Their wisdom is apparent in the way they live. They teach us by example. They've been on the earth far longer than we have been, and have had time to figure things out.”
/Robin Wall Kimmerer: Braiding Sweetgrass
