Editing Anishinaabe traditional beliefs (section)

== Relationships to the Other-Than-Human ==
In Anishinaabe traditional belief, everything in the environment is interconnected and has important relationships with the things around it.<ref name=":2" /> Non-humans, and ecosystems are viewed as having great worth and importance, in addition to humans.<ref name=":0" /> One such relationship in Anishinaabe homeland (what is now known as the Great Lake region) is between {{lang|oj-latn|nmé}} (lake sturgeon), {{lang|oj-latn|manoomin}} (wild rice), {{lang|oj-latn|nibi}} (water), and humans.<ref name=":2" /> Similar relationships are exemplified in stories. For example, in her book ''A Short History of the Blockade'', Leanne B. Simpson tells a story about Amik (beaver), stating "They [beavers] are consenting to giving up their bodies to help the Nishnaabeg feed their families."<ref name=":0" />

These relationships between humans and the other-than-human can continue to be used in current times with regard to conservation and the environment. According to Potawatomi scholar [[Kyle Powys Whyte]], "...indigenous conservationists and restorationists tend to focus on sustaining particular plants and animals whose lives are entangled locally—and often over many generations—in ecological, cultural and economic relationships with human societies and other nonhuman species."<ref name=":2" /> Having an understanding of the relationships between humans and the other-than-human strengthens the desire to respect the environment and practice Nishnaabeg conservation.