“Mitakuye oyasin” is an expression from the Lakota Sioux language. It reflects the worldview of interconnectedness held by indigenous peoples of North America. The phrase translates as “all my relatives,” “we are all related,” or “all my relations.”

It is a prayer of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: other people, animas, birds, insects, trees and plants, and even rocks, rivers, mountains and valleys.

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