A Mothering Language, a Mothering Tradition

We have a great deal to learn from our indigenous teachers, but we also ought to be very cautious of plucking indigenous stories from their own cultural ecosystems. I don't know that we can simply pull stories from others rooted traditions and fold them into our own. As creatures born of this earth, we must tell the stories of the landscapes that have shaped and held us. A mothering language is one that strives to bring the world into being through story. If we are to make a home for all of life's beings, both in our actions and in our stories, then we must listen not only for our human stories, but for stories of land and place.