My grandmother has been trying to teach me and my sister traditional plant medicine knowledge that her grandmother taught her, but we keep approaching it like a science class instead of really listening, and I can feel her getting frustrated with how we're missing the deeper understanding.
More people experience this than they realize.
The transmission of indigenous knowledge requires a different quality of attention than academic learning, and the family is stuck in competing epistemologies.
“Where Are You with Indigenous science and ecological knowledge?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.