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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
‘The Oglala band is ready to stand against foreign intrusions’
I’ve been writing about the health screening checkpoints at the borders of the Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes in South Dakota, set up to try to reduce the chances of spreading the coronavirus on tribal lands. The rapid rise … Continue reading
Pandemic and decolonization
This is another of those times, and there have been many, when I’m beginning a journey into something I want to know more about. That is, I’m likely to make some errors, but that is how I/we grow. The concept … Continue reading
Updated diagram of social systems
A week ago I wrote about some diagrams I’ve been working on. The intention was to visually represent things I’ve been learning about indigenous culture and the complex interactions between native people and the White settlers. As usually happens, as … Continue reading
Posted in decolonize, Indigenous, Uncategorized
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Narrative shift
We need to shift away from our capitalistic system to one that embraces indigenous ways of living. Not only to find answers to the dramatic failures of the current political and economic systems, but also to address the urgent need to deal … Continue reading
Posted in decolonize, Indigenous, Native Americans, Uncategorized
Tagged Seeding Sovereignty, SHIFT
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What’s going on?
Aren’t most of us numb in the face of the number and severity of assaults on our social and political norms, on the rule of law, on the unraveling of civil liberties, against the lawful mechanisms to influence change and … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Indigenous, Poor Peoples Campaign, Uncategorized
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We involve our spirituality within our actions
Following is information about the outbreak of the the covonavirus at Pine Ridge from Chase Iron Eyes, Lead Counsel of the Lakota People’s Law Project. I write with unfortunate news: we’re now dealing with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus … Continue reading
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Ceremonies and the pandemic
I have been thinking and praying, trying to discern what the Spirit is asking of me in these times of confusion, fear and violence. Violence in the sense of tearing apart the fabric of our lives, as well as the … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized, Wet’suwet’en
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Diagrams of social systems
One of my goals as a photographer is to tell stories, as in photojournalism. I actually wrote a few blog posts about a photo and 1,000 words 1 photo : 1,000 words I’ve found it helpful to ask myself what story … Continue reading
Oyate Health Center sees 16 positive COVID cases!
For the past several days I’ve been writing about South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem’s efforts to have the Cheyenne River Sioux, in northern South Dakota, and the Oglala Lakota Sioux, in the southwest corner of the state, take down … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 