Author Archives: Jeff Kisling

Apache Stronghold

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The sacred ancestral lands of Oak Flat in Arizona have rich deposits of copper. Legislation buried in the National Defense Authorization Act in 2015 allows Resolution Copper to begin mining that copper in 2020. In the video below Former Chairman … Continue reading →

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How it came to be

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been writing about Joy Harjo’s book, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems, lately, most recently about the steps for conflict resolution. The book begins with this quotation: How it came to be Only the Indian people are the original people … Continue reading →

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 6

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

This is the final part about conflict resolution outlined in Joy Harjo’s book, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems.  6. AND, USE WHAT YOU LEARN TO RESOLVE YOUR OWN CONFLICTS AND TO MEDIATE OTHERS’ CONFLICTS: When we made it back home, … Continue reading →

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 5

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

This is a continuation of a series of steps for conflict resolution outlined in Joy Harjo’s book, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems.  5. ELIMINATE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES DURING CONFLICT A panther poised in the cypress tree about to jump is a … Continue reading →

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 3 and 4

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The past couple of blog posts have been about the first two parts of conflict resolution outlined in Joy Harjo’s book, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems.  The third part is “give constructive feedback”. I’m having trouble understanding this section. … Continue reading →

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Going Beyond Local Boundaries

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

My family, and many others in Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) have close ties with Monteverde Friends.  Lucky (Standing) Guindon, my mother’s cousin and constant companion during their childhood, was one of the original group of Quakers who moved to Monteverde, … Continue reading →

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 2

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I wrote about the first step of what Joy Harjo outlines for conflict resolution in her book Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems. I wrote about that because she says the first step is to create conflict resolution ground … Continue reading →

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 1

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I am the holy being of my mother’s prayer and my father’s song. —NORMAN PATRICK BROWN, DINEH POET AND SPEAKER Poet, writer and musician Joy Harjo has been named the country’s 23rd poet laureate. She is a member of the … Continue reading →

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The Grand Illusion

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Besides the joy of gathering together for the Truthsgiving holiday, I looked forward to learning what my younger relatives think and feel about political issues, and especially climate change. This year I find they feel discouraged, with little hope for … Continue reading →

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Imagine a Future

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Most of us lack the stories that help imagine a future where we thrive in the midst of unstoppable ecological catastrophe. James Allen Families gathering together this holiday reminds us of what is really important. The joy of being with … Continue reading →

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