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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
You don’t know what you don’t know
My thinking about the holiday called Thanksgiving has changed dramatically over the past couple of years. That is because I’ve been blessed to spend time and make friends with some Native people. And I’ve been studying to learn more. One … Continue reading
Hail Damage
At Thanksgiving time many people give thanks for what they have, and share something with others who have not been as fortunate. Yesterday I mentioned my friends Foxy and Alton Onefeather live near Lower Brule, where the annual memorial ride … Continue reading
Forgive Everyone Everything
Yesterday I wrote about the beautiful and tragic video, “Dakota 38”. Although this annual ride occurs in December, I was led to write about it now as part of my ongoing consideration of what decolonizing means today. This time around … Continue reading
DAKOTA 38
I’m continuing to pray and write about the opportunities the upcoming holiday known as Thanksgiving offers for improving knowledge and relationships among Native and non-native peoples. Decolonizing is a process of both education and healing and the movie “Dakota 38” … Continue reading
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Black Snake
As Thanksgiving approaches I continue to think and write about what a good opportunity this is to work on decolonizing ourselves and those around us. (see blog post Teachable Moment) I’m sharing some of my stories because I think storytelling … Continue reading
Overhaul Thanksgiving
I’ve heard the advice not to talk about religion or politics at family gatherings, advice I have followed on numerous occasions. But the costs of that silence are missed opportunities to move along the path toward Beloved community together. As … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Mourning
The following is a lesson called Thanksgiving Mourning found on the Teaching Tolerance website. The two documents used in this lesson are included to make it easier to print or otherwise share the lesson. Thanksgiving Mourning In this activity, students … Continue reading
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Truthsgiving 2
I’ve been thinking and writing about what Christine Nobiss wrote in her blog post about Thanksgiving: It’s past time to honor the Indigenous resistance, tell our story as it really happened, and undo romanticized notions of the holiday that have … Continue reading
Teachable Moment
teachable moment: an event or experience which presents a good opportunity for learning something about a particular aspect of life. The upcoming celebration of Thanksgiving provides teachable moments, opportunities to learn more ourselves, and teach our children the authentic history … Continue reading
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Green New Deal for Public Housing
Until now the Green New Deal was a framework to address climate change, but details/legislation hadn’t been introduced. Today, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders released their Public Housing #GreenNewDeal Act. It would: Improve housing for millions of low-income … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 