In “Allegiance to Gratitude”, Robin Wall Kimmerer introduces Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, which shares an important message of gratitude. It’s a powerful reminder that, thanks to the numerous gifts that each element and species have given us from the dawn of time, we have all we need to live a life of abundance, therefore we ought to take care of those gifts. Indeed, the address highlights ideas of interconnectedness and reciprocity. It supports the concept of “our mutual allegiance as human delegates to the democracy of species” (p.116) as it pledges reciprocity with the living…