Lizzi’s Reviews > Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants > Status Update

“In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires. Gratitude cultivates an ethic of fullness, but the economy needs emptiness.”

So insightful and inspiring. Native culture is ingrained in the symbiotic relationship with nature and the sense of community, so much that “please” doesn’t exist in Potawatomi because everything is meant to be shared and things from nature cannot be commodified. All cores are anti-capitalism&Christianity: no over consumption; holistic view of nature compared to Christian government’s science superiority.