"We should be doing everything we can to protect and live alongside both wolves and grizzly bears, not actively facilitating their eradication. These species are incredibly important to the Nimiipuu people, and we are working to end the assault on these species – for the benefit of our environment and for future generations."
Thank you, Julian Matthews and #Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment. We are honored to be your coplaintiffs.
The way we behave politically, socially, economically and ecologically isn't working, says community organizer and activist Tai Simpson. Sharing the creation myth of her Nez Perce tribe, she advocates for a return to the "old ways" guided by Indigenous wisdom that emphasize balance, community and the importance of intergenerational storytelling in order to protect what's sacred.
Our thoughts, our beliefs, shape strongly who we are. What we believe is a major factor in how we act. Sounds obvious, doesn't it? But it makes one pause to think, "What is it that I truly believe? Because that's what comes out in what I eventually do."