Yahlil Lakwame | Babayah on Instagram: "Native American traditions view the turtle’s shell as a natural calendar, with its 13 large central scutes representing the 13 lunar cycles (moons) in a year, and the 28 smaller scutes around the edge symbolizing the days in each lunar month, making North America (or the Earth) “Turtle Island”. - This symbolizes the land itself as a living entity, with its cycles mirroring celestial rhythms, a concept central to many Indigenous cultures for tracking season