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Steward Story-Tūrama Hawira
“When we make these connections and return home, we know we are not going home alone. Like the ripple effect, we return home with a tangible outcome: the affirmation that we are not alone as we forge our return to our Indigenous rootstock.”
Tūrama Hawira, an inaugural member of the Restoring Balance Advisory Council from the Whanganui River in Aotearoa, reflects on what it means when Indigenous Peoples come together in sacred spaces. During his visit to Isleta and Acoma Pueblos, the generosity and teachings he received reminded him of the wisdom traditions from home and a powerful truth: when we make these connections across lands, we return home knowing we are not alone in our journey back to our Indigenous rootstock, connected by our shared roots.