Hopeful change depends on scattered firekeepers carrying the unextinguishable spark

Evidence

As the seventh fire people walk the path, we should also be looking for shkitagen, the ones who hold the spark that cannot be extinguished. We find the firekeepers all along the path and greet them with gratitude and humility that against all odds, they have carried the ember forward, waiting to be breathed into life. In seeking the shkitagen of the forest and the shkitagen of the spirit, we ask for open eyes and open minds, hearts open enough to embrace our more-than-human kin, a willingness to engage intelligences not our own. We’ll need trust in the generosity of the good green earth to provide this gift and trust in human people to reciprocate. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 1380

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sustaining and transporting fire demands culturally transmitted skill — Joseph Henrich, The Secret of Our Success: How Culture…, 228