Coming down from treeline

By Lisa Richardson
This morning, on my way home from the school bus-stop, I detoured via a small patch of Douglas fir—the grandfather tree, called Srap7ul, in Ucwalmictws, the language of the Lil’wat Nation, meaning “something standing upright.” I found a group of trees that seemed to form a rough circle, and inserted myself in the arc and stood there for a few minutes, thinking about the things they were giving that I wanted to express appreciation for, to acknowledge.…

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February 25, 2019

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