![]() They and their indigeneity matter because you are here now, as their living hope. From manifold generations back, they looked forward, sometimes even on their deathbeds, to your life. Might we regain a bit of our ancestors’ indigeneity, much of which has likely been lost through time and travel? Your parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents who lived and breathed and experienced life before you-they are now living through you. ![]() ![]() Your ancestors were, at one time, all indigenous. Each human being is a finely crafted amalgamation of various ethnicities, each originating from a particular place on Earth. Now begin to open yourself up to the reality embedded deep within your own DNA, your very own identity. Allow that phrase to sink deep into your being. I repeat: we are all indigenous, from somewhere. Indigenous people understand how to live with the land. To be Indigenous is to be rooted: to be part of a community or ethnic group with historic continuity. ![]() Indigenous people are those who originate naturally from a certain land, who have dwelled there for a long period of time. ![]() What does it mean to be rooted in the land? How are we shaped by being from somewhere, some place, some land in particular? How do we become rooted? Randy Woodley’s newest book Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting With Sacred Earth. Editor’s Note: We are delighted to share this excerpt from Rev. ![]()
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