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“Calendar plants like serviceberry are important for synchronizing the seasonal rounds of traditional Indigenious People who move in an annual cycle through their homelands to where the foods are ready. Instead of changing the land to suit their convince , they change themselves.”
— Jul 20, 2026 08:02AM
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Katie Molho
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“The ceremonial feasts display the wealth of the givers, enhance their prestige, and affirm connections with a web of relations. The gifts received are likely to be given away at the next ceremony, keeping wealth in motion and cementing mutual bonds.”
— Jul 21, 2026 08:06AM
Katie Molho
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Gift economies, from the informal to highly ritualized protocols, are known from traditional Indigenous communities around the world. Gatherings of our Potawatomi people often include a
"giveaway," a ceremony meant to reinforce relationships through gift giving.
— Jul 21, 2026 08:03AM
"giveaway," a ceremony meant to reinforce relationships through gift giving.
Katie Molho
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“When the mother nurses her child, the boundary of the individual self becomes permeable and the common good is the only one that matters. The maternal gift economy is a biological imperative.
There is no meritocracy or earning of sustenance.”
— Jul 20, 2026 08:37AM
There is no meritocracy or earning of sustenance.”
Katie Molho
is on page 12 of 112
“Recognizing "enoughness" is a radical act in an economy that is always urging us to consume more. Data tell the story that there are
"enough" food calories on the planet for all 8 billion of us to be nourished. And yet people are starving.
Imagine the outcome if we each took only enough, rather than far more than our share.”
— Jul 20, 2026 08:15AM
"enough" food calories on the planet for all 8 billion of us to be nourished. And yet people are starving.
Imagine the outcome if we each took only enough, rather than far more than our share.”
Katie Molho
is on page 7 of 112
“For me, the most important part of the word Bozakmin is "min," the root for "berry." It appears in our Potawatomi words for Blueberry (Minaan), Strawberry (Odemin), Raspberry (Mskadismin), even Apple (Mishiimin), Maize (Mandamin), and Wild Rice (Manomin). That word is a revelation, because it is also the root word for "gift."”
— Jul 20, 2026 08:06AM
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“This ritualized redistribution of wealth was banned by colonial governments, under the influence of missionaries in the 18oos. Potlatches were seen as contrary to "the civilized values of accumulation" and undermined the notions of individual property and advancement essential to assimilation to the colonial agenda.”
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