WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE IN DEEP RELATIONSHIP with the land on which we live? The 33rd Annual Headwaters Conference, hosted by Western Colorado University in Gunnison in December 2022, aimed to answer that question. The theme of the conference was “Land Back: Indigenous Homecoming in the Headwaters.” In recent years, the conference focused on themes of culturally inclusive climate action, grief and hope in the era of climate change as well as what it means to be a good ecological citizen. The most recent conference brought together indigenous community leaders, representatives of environmental and conservation organizations, and university…