Buzz or Bloom:
Field Notes from
an Impact Pollinator
Where ideas and people cross-pollinate across sectors, cultures, and lived experience. Systems thinking meets impactful, human-centered storytelling—from The Pollinator Group.
Why This Land Acknowledgment Is Not Enough
I fished for crawfish with a stick and bacon on stolen Tualatin Kalapuya land. I played soccer on fields repackaged for my benefit while Indigenous peoples were forced onto reservations. This land acknowledgment doesn't let me off the hook—it implicates me.

