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It's time to rewild ourselves and our dominant worldviews to build Earth-centered communities for all

These pages summon from our bones our commitment to defend this living Earth.
-Joanna Macy, author, Coming Back to Life and Active Hope

The dominant cultural worldview is based upon extraction and exploitation practices that…

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2 authors picked The Story is in Our Bones as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I learned some practical lessons about the mailability of my mind and how certain cultural “truths” most modern people take for granted are just tinted versions of reality that distort not only my ideas but also my behavior towards other people and nature.

I particularly appreciate the author’s efforts to contrast the modern American worldview with that of Native Americans. The differences are stark and continue to profoundly influence my evolving sense of reality. 

Osprey Orielle-Lake takes us on a heartfelt journey in this memoir about the beauty of nature and her work with WeCan and indigenous folks to preserve and restore our environment. It's an inspiring story now assigned in some colleges, comparable to books like Braiding Sweetgrass.

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