Ceremony reciprocates the gift of salmon lives rather than serving human benefit

Evidence

The First Salmon Ceremonies were not conducted for the people. They were for the Salmon themselves, and for all the glittering realms of Creation, for the renewal of the world. People understood that when lives are given on their behalf they have received something precious. Ceremonies are a way to give something precious in return. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 926

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Directly extends the ritual/sacrifice theme of my published article on sacrifice, and pays off the ceremony-for-the-salmon logic established in the earlier First Salmon chapter.
• XREF: connects to: Salmon returned annually despite the lost fires, honoring a covenant people had abandoned — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 894; Salmon fishery crews fuse ceremonial tradition and biological monitoring into one practice — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 927; Gifts returned to the land come back as unexpected reciprocal gifts — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 979

Broader Connections

• Gifts returned to the land come back as unexpected reciprocal gifts #corroborates (0.85) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 979