What did you do when you knew?

When our children and grandchildren look us in the eye in years to come, they will ask us these questions. When that moment comes, this is how we are going to want to respond: We woke up, we showed up, and we stood up. We did what we had to do to protect your right to exist. We did everything that we could to protect the animals, the land, and the waters, and to ensure that Mother Earth was given the right to live with all her biodiversity intact. We did everything within our power to ensure that you would not only survive, but have the ability to thrive. We stood up for you, in the same way that our ancestors stood up for us.

Weh’na Ha’mu’ Kwasset, Sherri Mitchell