Gary Snyder – Oct 14, Iyengar II & I

All over Kauai, there were signs, sometimes hand-lettered reminding people that we are all Ohana (family). For them Ohana includes plants, birds, fish animals, rooks, reefs, etc. That open expression of basic values was interesting and refreshing. Because of my recent experience I was drawn to this piece Inupiaq is one of the languages of the Inuit people and a name they use for themselves. If you created a values tree, what would it look like?

Inupiaq values

HUMOR

SHARING

HUMILITY

HARD WORK

SPIRITUALITY

COOPERATION

FAMILY ROLES

AVOID CONFLICT

HUNTER SUCCESS

DOMESTIC SKILLS

LOVE FOR CHILDREN

RESPECT FOR NATURE

RESPECT FOR OTHERS

RESPECT FOR ELDERS

RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRIBE

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE

KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY TREE

On the walls of a classroom in a tiny school in Kobuk Alaska just a bit

south of the tree-line.