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“Things We Already Knew Before the Prophecy of I Am,” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to scholarship, public history, and organizing around the Doctrine of Discovery, Christian domination, Indigenous sovereignty, law, religion, land, memory, and accountability.

In brief, it addresses I am the meadow And the tall grasses I am the stone That rolled away I am the water That flows through all life possible I am the. For readers arriving from the main Doctrine of Discovery site, this post functions as a pointer rather than a replacement for the full Outcome record. The canonical page preserves the complete context, metadata, author information, citation links, media, and neighboring materials in the archive.

The source text highlights terms and contexts including INTRODUCTION I am the meadow And the tall grasses I am the stone That rolled away I am the water That flows through all life possible I am the tree That shades, warms, and reaches deep and high I am the bee hive That ensures pollination I am the salt Of the earth and the teardrops of relatives I am the rafter and foundationOf a place called homeI am the bird That flies without propelling I am the chipmunk Who wears the Two Row on its back I am the sand That bears the footprints of time I am the earth That quakes with no. Read the canonical Outcome page for the complete entry.

Canonical link: https://outcome.doctrineofdiscovery.org/crosscurrents/essay2/things/

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Adam DJ Brett, "Things We Already Knew Before the Prophecy of I Am," Doctrine of Discovery Project (10 June 2025), https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/blog/link/outcome/crosscurrents/essay2/things/.

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