Activating the Heart: Storytelling, Knowledge Sharing, and Relationship 111 Chacrona leaf (Psychotria viridis) and

Chacrona leaf (Psychotria viridis) and Jagube vine (Banosteriopsis caapi) together are the fundamental ingredients used in preparing the sacramental entheogenic drink Ayahuasca

Although the Inca emperor paid an enormous ransom in gold

grounding spices and flowers known to support and beautify

self esteem

many North American healers are recognizing that traditional medicinal knowledge must be recorded before being lost with its elders

Activating the Heart: Storytelling, Knowledge Sharing, and Relationship 111 Chacrona leaf (Psychotria viridis) andActivating the Heart is an exploration of storytelling as a tool for knowledge production and sharing to build new connections between people and their histories, environments, and cultural geographies. The collection pays particular attention to the significance of storytelling in Indigenous knowledge frameworks and extends into other ways of knowing in works where scholars have embraced narrative and story as a part of their research approach. In