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From YouTube: Thanksgiving Reading
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Thanksgiving Reading from Braiding Sweetgrass by Jim Notman
A
Jim
knottman's
gonna
provide
a
reading
for
us,
and
the
floor
is
yours,
jim.
Thank
you.
I'm
actually
gonna
share
my
screen.
I
did
a
a
pre-recording.
This
came
out
of.
We
did
a
book,
a
book
club
reading
of
braiding,
sweetgrass
and-
and
this
is
referenced-
it's
a
native
american
thanksgiving
address.
So
if
you
bear
with
me,
while
I
do
the
screen
sharing
dance
here,.
A
A
A
A
A
A
With
one
mind,
we
turn
to
honor
and
thank
all
the
food
plants
we
harvest
from
the
garden
since
the
beginning
of
time.
The
grains,
vegetables,
beans
and
berries
have
helped
the
people
survive.
Many
other
living
things
draw
strength
from
them
too.
We
gather
all
the
plant
foods
together
as
one
and
send
them
send
them
a
greeting
of
thanks.
Now
our
minds
are
one.
A
Now
we
turn
to
all
the
medicine
herbs
of
the
world
from
the
beginning.
They
were
instructed
to
take
away
sickness.
They
are
always
waiting
and
ready
to
heal
us.
We
are
happy.
There
are
still
among
us,
those
special
few
who
remember
how
to
use
these
plants
for
healing
with
one
mind
we
send
greetings
and
thanks
to
the
medicines
and
to
the
keepers
of
the
medicines.
Now
our
minds
are
one.
A
We
gather
our
minds
together
to
send
greetings
and
thanks
to
all
the
animal
life
in
the
world,
they
have
many
things
to
teach
us
as
people.
We
are
honored
by
them
when
they
give
up
their
lives,
so
we
may
use
their
bodies
as
food
for
our
people.
We
see
them
near
our
homes
and
in
the
deep
forests.
We
are
glad
they
are
still
here
and
we
hope
that
it
will
always
be
so
now.
Our
minds
are
one.
A
We
now
turn
our
thoughts
to
the
trees.
The
earth
has
many
families
of
trees
who
have
their
own
instructions
and
uses
some
provide
us
with
shelter
and
shade
others
with
fruit,
beauty
and
other
useful
things.
Many
people
of
the
world
use
a
tree
as
a
symbol
of
peace
and
strength.
With
one
mind
we
greet
and
thank
the
tree
life
now.
Our
minds
are
one.
A
We
put
our
minds
together
as
one
and
thank
all
the
birds
who
move
and
fly
above
and
over
our
heads.
Their
creator
gave
them
beautiful
songs
each
day
they
remind
us
to
enjoy
and
appreciate
life.
The
eagle
was
chosen
to
be
their
leader
to
all
the
birds,
from
the
smallest
to
the
largest.
We
send
our
joyful
greetings
and
thanks
now
our
minds
are
one.
A
We
are
all
thankful
to
the
powers
we
know
as
the
four
winds
we
hear
their
voices
in
the
moving
air
as
they
refresh
us
and
purify
the
air
we
breathe.
They
help
us
to
bring
the
change
of
seasons
from
the
four
directions.
They
come,
bringing
us
messages
and
giving
us
strength
with
one
mind
we
send
our
greetings
and
thanks
to
the
four
winds
now,
our
minds
are
one.
A
Now
we
turn
to
the
west,
where
our
grandfathers,
the
thunder
beings,
live
with
lightning
and
thundering
voices
they
bring
with
them
the
water
that
renews
life.
We
are
thankful
that
they
keep
those
evil
things
made
by
aguaseras
underground.
We
bring
our
minds
together
as
one
to
send
greetings
and
thanks
to
our
grandfathers,
the
thunderers.
A
A
We
put
our
minds
together
to
give
thanks
to
our
oldest
grandmother,
the
moon,
who
lights
the
nighttime
sky.
She
is
the
leader
of
woman
all
over
the
world
and
she
governs
the
movement
of
the
ocean,
tides
by
her
changing
face.
We
measure
time,
and
it
is
the
moon
who
watches
over
the
arrival
of
children
here
on
earth.
With
one
mind
we
send
greetings
and
thanks
to
our
grandmother,
the
moon.
A
We
give
thanks
to
the
to
the
stars
who
are
spread
across
the
sky
like
jewelry.
We
see
them
in
the
night,
helping
the
moon
to
light
the
darkness
and
bringing
due
to
the
gardens
and
growing
things
when
we
travel
at
night.
They
guide
us
home
with
our
minds,
stick
gathered
together,
we
send
greetings
and
thanks
to
the
stars
now
our
minds
are
one.
A
We
gather
our
minds
to
greet
and
thank
the
enlightened
teachers
who
have
come
to
help
throughout
the
ages.
When
we
forget
how
to
live
in
harmony,
they
remind
us
of
the
way
we
were
instructed
to
live
as
people
with
one
mind.
We
send
greetings
and
thanks
to
these
caring
teachers,
now
our
minds
are
one.
A
Now
we
turn
our
thoughts
to
the
creator
or
great
spirit
and
send
greetings,
and
thanks
for
all
the
gifts
of
creation,
everything
we
need
to
live
a
good
life
is
here
on
this
mother
earth
for
all
the
love
that
is
still
around
us.
We
gather
our
minds
together
as
one
and
send
our
choices,
words
of
greetings
and
thanks
to
the
creator.