Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

Fourth Day of First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

Fourth Day.  September 4, 2018. 15 miles from Ames to the Boone County Fairgrounds. I believe today is our longest mileage march–15 miles. More rain is predicated for this afternoon and there are flash flood warnings. The group is becoming … Continue reading

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Third day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

September 3, 2018.  10 miles from Huxley to Ames. It was a nice change to sleep indoors (in the Fjeldberg Lutheran Church) especially because it rained again. When I arrived in the dining room at 7 a.m. several people were … Continue reading

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Help Bring Attention and Resources to Missing and Murdered Native Women

The video and information below about the huge numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) is stunning. The video offers some explanations of why so little attention has been, and continues to be paid to this horrible situation.   … Continue reading

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Discussion of Agricultural Practices

September 2, 2018. Huxley, Iowa. Day 2 of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. The forum this evening gets to the heart of First Nation-Farmer unity. Local progressive farmer Lee Tesdell described his work in improving agricultural practices (detailed at … Continue reading

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Many of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity Marchers are involved with the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women.  Christine Nobiss, who is with us on this March, is one of the leaders of Seeding Sovereignty, one of the … Continue reading

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First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March-Day 2

We were a bit slow getting started, mainly because of the storm during the night. Most of us were up two or three hours during the most intense parts of the storm. Some people went to the machine shed to … Continue reading

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Alton and Foxy Onefeather Married

Two of the friends I made during the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March are Alton Onefeather and Foxy Jackson, now Foxy Onefeather since their marriage yesterday. Congratulations! When we learned of their upcoming wedding, we marchers collected money as a … Continue reading

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First night’s forum at the Griffieon Farm

We (finally) arrived at our first destination, the farm of Craig and LaVon Griffieon on the north side of Ankeny. When we arrived the tipi had been setup. We setup our tents and prepared for dinner and the evening forum.  Not … Continue reading

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First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March Begins

The First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March began on September 1, 2018. I’m looking back on that now, September 20-21, 2018. I had no idea then how trans-formative the March would be, in many different ways. I think most of us … Continue reading

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First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March-Support People and Systems

Not having participated on a multi-day walk, I wasn’t aware of how much work and planning was involved. The organizing partners are listed at the end of this post. My impression (and I apologize if I left anyone out) was … Continue reading

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