Kinship

By Amba J. Sepie

Book Description

In a world where we often feel disconnected from the living systems that sustain us, this collection invites readers to rediscover their place within the vast web of relationships that encompasses all life. As the fifth volume in an acclaimed series, this work focuses on the transformative question of how we can actively cultivate kinship with the more-than-human world through daily practice and intentional living.

Drawing from diverse voices including Indigenous wisdom keepers, cultural geographers, and creative artists, these pages explore the practical dimensions of recognizing our kinship with all beings. Contributors examine how language shapes our understanding of relationship, how ancestral connections can be renewed when they have been severed, and how creative expression through movement, story, and song can deepen our participation in the community of life.

The collection weaves together essays, poetry, and intimate conversations that demonstrate kinship as an active practice rather than merely an abstract concept. From reflections on the bacteria that inhabit our bodies to meditations on the trees that provide our breath, these writings illuminate the countless ways we are already embedded in relationships of mutual dependence and care.

For those seeking to live with greater awareness of their interconnection with the natural world, this volume offers both inspiration and practical guidance for nurturing the bonds that connect us to the larger community of life on Earth.

Who Is This For?

📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~5 hours)

📄 Length: 194 pages

What You'll Discover

✓ Explore Sacred songs
✓ Learn from indigenous wisdom
✓ Explore ecosystem
✓ Explore time
✓ Explore bacteria
✓ Reconnect with nature spiritually
✓ Explore plants
✓ Explore climate

Topics Covered

Sacred songs Indigenous languages ecosystem time bacteria nature plants climate animals anthropology cimate justice geology future life Education - Language - Indigenous languages breath of life Indigenous people environmental action Crops and climate life Indigenous women web of life cycle of life culture planet Sacred books sociology ancestry Interpersonal relations American indigenous languages body Indigenous peoples, canada ecology Indigenous knowledge - World view water songs sky environment politics Indigenous peoples indigenous knowledge environmental activism cosmos journey kinship science Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine social justice Indigenous knowledge - Ecology community Environmental movement English language indigenous wisdom Geographical Names North & Central American indigenous languages anticolonial movement hope Sacred texts Geography evolution stories relations spirituality family community of life economy song art activism knowledge history Sacred space poets planet earth food Man-woman relationships immigration philosophy botanics future Human-animal relationship scientific knowledge wisdom Human-animal relationships Ethnic relations roots trees earth poetry