11/18/2025
When I was learning to hu plig, the Hmoob/Hmong practice of calling lost souls home, I watched my father offer a meal to the Guardians of the Land. He reminded me that this land is not ours. We are guests making a temporary home in this human life. And we must give gratitude.
My father taught me that we are children meant to tend to, care for, and live in harmony with the land. And in return, we ask her to love and protect us as our mother.
I hold deep respect for the Native communities who’ve been the original stewards of this place long before my family arrived.
There is much to be grateful for this season including the opportunity to contribute in a small way to the continued well-being, sovereignty, and future of Native communities across Wisconsin.
As part of this commitment, 10% of all profits from my work will be donated to the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council to support their ongoing efforts in health, education, cultural preservation, and community strength.
For as long as I guide forest therapy on this land, part of my practice will be giving back in relationship and reciprocity to the Native communities whose homelands I walk on.
If we are children of the Earth, then we most certainly are each other’s keepers.
