{"id":79494,"date":"2025-02-10T08:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T08:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/john-perkins-lessons-from-sacred-teachers\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T08:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T08:39:16","slug":"john-perkins-lessons-from-sacred-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=79494","title":{"rendered":"John Perkins | Lessons from Sacred Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5e84efda60e4d00e0351db58\/1697569403805-001N0R5N5DBCFIK0Y614\/johnNH.jpg?format=1500w\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-large\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">PS: Yes, that\u2019s me in the old photo! <\/p>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-large\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">From the time I was very young, growing up in rural New Hampshire, I was fascinated by the Indigenous cultures that once thrived in the forests I loved so dearly. 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