Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into an idea, then into more tangible action. 
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Indigenous Motherhood: Birth Is Ceremony
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In this episode we explore our ceremonies related to birth and question what it means to rematriate through motherhood. Our Moms are everything - supremely important to our cultures, lifeways, health, wellness, and personhood.
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In this episode we explore our ceremonies related to birth and question what it means to rematriate through motherhood. Our Moms are everything - supremely important to our cultures, lifeways, health, wellness, and personhood.
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