From our position in time, we look back and say miigwech to our ancestors who sacrificed so much that we might enjoy mino-bimaadiz—the good life. We look forward and strive to make the world a better place for subsequent seventh generations. We look around us in all directions and acknowledge that we are part of a spiritual ecology that requires our adherence to long held principles regarding our relationships with each other and more than human relatives. We are reminded that ceremony is necessary to mark new beginnings as we commit to healing Mother Earth and in this way we honor all of our relations.