There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

A small garden can yield big dividends. With a little planning you can have a satisfying garden in a space smaller than many living rooms.

These are a few of the countless stories of current indigenous resistance, many of which we will never hear.

Use this rough guide to figure out what 10 running feet of each vegetable will yield over the growing season.

Traditionally, children spend most of their first years with their mothers, observing the many functions in society, preparing them to understand their role in society.

The introduction of money and wealth as the key to happiness for every human being has led to the justification of any act, however immoral, in the name of greater profits.

“We conserve nature because we live in it, because it is our life, it is the life of our cattle. The ‘conservation people’ do it because it gives them employment, because they get money from the white men. For them, if the white man does not bring money, it is the end of the story. For us, even if the white man does not bring money we will still preserve the environment. We did it before the white men came. We do because it is our lives, it is the life of our ancestors and our unborn children.”

Traditional people across the world are being forced from their homelands in the name of wildlife conservation. These same people, who have preserved the Earth for generations, are now prohibited from practicing their traditions in their homelands.

There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

There is no way to remove someone from a true spiritual system unless the system they are being forcibly subjugated into resembles the one they are coming from.

I've been so attached to the feeling I get from eating sugar that I've been willing to overlook all of the problems that it causes. Like we also say, "self-destruction comes with a sense of pleasure.”

In traditional culture, a child is known to be the reincarnation of an ancestor.

It's time to get back to basics. If we really want to be free, we will have to plan our escape. This escape doesn't have anything to do with a change in location. We will have to figure out how we will sustain ourselves without the assistance of the colonial system.

According to the Kemetic education, the human body is designed to live for at least 150 years. With this in mind, it was not surprising when, during a recent pilgrimage to Merita (Traditional Africa), our tour guide in one village was a 122 year old man. He was riding a bicycle.