Indigenous peoples share a cross-cultural canon governing how to take life

Evidence

Collectively, the indigenous canon of principles and practices that govern the exchange of life for life is known as the Honorable Harvest. They are rules of sorts that govern our taking, shape our relationships with the natural world, and rein in our tendency to consume—that the world might be as rich for the seventh generation as it is for our own. The details are highly specific to different cultures and ecosystems, but the fundamental principles are nearly universal among peoples who live close to the land. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 642

Categorization

• DEFINE: Precise definition of the Honorable Harvest, the chapter’s and book’s organizing framework — exactly the reciprocity bridge concept the reader needs.
• QUESTION: Worth pursuing: how do the ‘universal principles’ get translated into specific Western policy or legal terms for the land-rights course?
• XREF: connects to: Indigenous hunting frames taking animal life as an honored ceremonial kinship sacrifice — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1639