Braiding Sweetgrass Vocab #1

This term refers to giving and receiving benefits in relationships with nature and people, helping each other.

• Interconnectedness

• Reciprocity

• Stewardship

• Gratitude

This term describes being connected to one another and the environment; understanding that everything affects everything else.

• Ecology

• Kinship

• Interconnectedness

• Abundance

This word means the original people of a place; those who have a deep cultural and spiritual connection to the land.

• Anishinaabe

• Indigenous

• Potawatomi

• Animacy

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment is known as what?

• Ecology

• Capitalism

• Tradition

• Stewardship

This term means taking care of the environment and natural resources responsibly.

• Gratitude

• Abundance

• Stewardship

• Sustainable

The idea that all living things have life and deserve respect is referred to as what?

• Animacy

• Kinship

• Reciprocity

• Tradition

This term refers to relationships and connections, often seen in family and community; it can also refer to our connection with nature.

• Kinship

• Sustainable

• Abundance

• Gratitude

This Native American group is originally from the Great Lakes area and is known for its unique culture and traditions.

• Anishinaabe

• Potawatomi

• Wiingaashk

• Reciprocity

This term is used by certain Indigenous peoples, including the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi, meaning 'the people.'

• Anishinaabe

• Indigenous

• Kinship

• Ecology

This term refers to a traditional medicine plant, specifically the Potawatomi word for sweetgrass.

• Capitalism

• Gratitude

• Wiingaashk

• Abundance