Peter Forbes with Brett Ciccotelli, Peter Howe, Ella McDonald, Ethan Miller, and Eliza Oldach.
"The work is relational and generational. How we carry ourselves it in is what matters most. To repair is often the best thing humans do. This is healing work that we cannot do separately. But if we are brave and careful enough, land can also be a place of repair. It’s futile to try to protect nature without beginning with the task of healing ourselves. This is the power of relationships, the evidence that we never exist alone, and that our relationships form our potential. Our collective thriving is contingent upon making this repair."
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John Banks, Penobscot Nation member: "Letters to a Young Spoon Carver is a critical read for anyone interested in healing the wounds of American colonialism and its impact on the homelands of the indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. These letters provide the foundation for a movement that shows a path forward that may indeed be a necessary step to help ensure a sustainable human existence on Mother Earth. Through the recognition of the interconnectedness of all living things, this book takes you on a journey of healing, repairing our sacred relationship to the land, and importantly, to each other. The time is now. Let's do the repair together."
Ramona Peters, the founder of the Native Land Conservancy as well as a Mashpee Wampanoag tribal member: "These letters pose very important questions and conversations. Our relationship with Earth as indigenous people has not been taken seriously by those who trampled over us. It has been difficult to live in such a hostile social environment. We are aware that there are folks who have genuine kindness and clean generosity with the wish to resolve their inherited spiritual constitution. That resolve is of high importance for the good of all. There’s hope in these letters and that's what we all need. There’s promise in the young people. We can trust that they have entered this world ready to take on the needs of this epoch."
