

INDIGENOUS
Having originated in, growing naturally in a particular region or environment. In a stream of light from an opening in The Skyworld a speck could be seen fluttering like a maple seed from an opening. As the speck fell it grew larger until a woman, clutching a bundle, could be seen in the light. Below there was only darkness and water. All the creatures of the deep could see her. A flock of geese rose to break her fall and a Great Turtle allowed her to rest on his back. The cr