
11/03/2023
As I am reading Old Growth Children this morning, the highlighted passage and sentence pictured, really grabbed my attention.
I have been attending REGENERATE farm conference here in Santa Fe this week, and at an agroforestry workshop, TEK was discussed. An indigenous lady in my breakout group talked about “land back” being vitally important to regeneration.
This passage, “When we reach the edge of easy energy, balance and renewal are the only way forward, wherein there is a reciprocal cycle between early and late successional systems, each opening the door for the other” made me feel a new definition for what “land back” can also represent. It can be about returning the land to its natural state of being, returning it to its indigenous roots, no matter what entity may believe it holds ownership over a parcel.
TEK is a vital part of Regeneration and Braiding Sweetgrass is wonderful way to introduce people to these concepts.
Side note: the pentagon which is featured in the definition of TEK is also a geometric symbol for Regeneration in ancient civilizations and in nature.