Harvesting Kinship: Indigenous Futures and Family Traditions

November invites us to remember the bonds that sustain life; our kinship with one another, with the land, and with all beings who share this world. In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be reflecting on “Harvesting Kinship: Indigenous Futures and Family Traditions,” a 30-day journey through stories, teachings, and visions of belonging.

Kinship is more than family; it is a way of being. Across Indigenous cultures and communities around the world, kinship forms the foundation of life rooted in reciprocity, gratitude, and care. It teaches us that every relationship carries responsibility. Every harvest calls for hard work, humility, and relishing that every story carries memory forward.

Each week this month, we’ll explore a facet of kinship and the many ways communities honor their ancestors while dreaming the future into being:

Week 1 (Days 1-7): Roots of Relationship: Stories of ancestral wisdom, land connection, and the sacred bonds between humans and the natural world.
Week 2 (Days 8-14): Seeds of Family & Tradition: Celebrating chosen, blended, and intergenerational families whose love sustains communities across generations.
Week 3 (Days 15-21): Fields of Story & Song: Honoring the storytellers, poets, and artists whose words and melodies keep cultures alive and evolving.
Week 4 (Days 22-30): Harvesting Futures: Uplifting Indigenous innovators, activists, and visionaries who are building sustainable, just, and joy-filled futures for all.

Through these reflections, we honor those who tend both memory and possibility; those who remind us that kinship is the oldest and most radical form of love.

We are called to listen deeply, to learn from the wisdom of the land and its original stewards, and to live into our faith’s promise of interdependence.

Join us each day in November for stories, reflections, and resources that celebrate Indigenous brilliance and the transformative power of relationship.