Activating the Heart: Storytelling, Knowledge Sharing, and Relationship Rounds is etched on this pair

is etched on this pair symbolizing the innate state of perfection and purity in all things

sweetgrass and copal honor and invoke The Seven Directions

and lift your face to the sun

Such staffs are arranged in an upright row at the head of this ceremonial altar along with swords or long knives

Activating the Heart: Storytelling, Knowledge Sharing, and Relationship Rounds is etched on this pairActivating the Heart is an exploration of storytelling as a tool for knowledge production and sharing to build new connections between people and their histories, environments, and cultural geographies. The collection pays particular attention to the significance of storytelling in Indigenous knowledge frameworks and extends into other ways of knowing in works where scholars have embraced narrative and story as a part of their research approach. In