Through modern eyes, plants and nature in general have often been seen as objects to use to humans’ own benefit, when in reality, they can be so much more. When I think of tobacco, I often think of the brown, crushed up pieces that you would often find in a cigarette or cigar. Thinking of tobacco, it brings back beach memories from when I stayed overnight for 5 days at an indigenous retreat, where I learned a whole new perspective of the plant. During the trip, we learned about its spiritual properties and even used it to give thanks to fish we had caught on a frozen lake just after we…