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Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Resources to help us tell the truth
My friends at Truthsgiving.org urge us to take the TRUTHSGIVING 2020 PLEDGE, that involves educating ourselves, and our families and friends why the nonnative story of Thanksgiving not only whitewashes the truth, but promotes dangerous stereotypes. Educating ourselves What do … Continue reading
Why We Must Honor the Lost Children of Turtle Island
An important of part of Truthsgiving is educating ourselves and others. One of the worst things inflicted on native peoples was forced assimilation. Native children were forcibly removed from their families and taken long distances to residential schools. The schools … Continue reading
TRUTHSGIVING
I only recently heard about Truthsgiving, one of many things I learned from my new friends as we walked during the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March in September, 2018. The subject came up as we were eating dinner together in … Continue reading
What does it mean to be a truth teller?
I’ve recently heard about additional experiences of a friend of mine, a Quaker friend. A friend who is a person of color. She has had many experiences related to racism and White supremacy, in more than one Quaker meeting she … Continue reading
Dimensions of understanding
Friends tell me I repeat myself. I’m even sometimes conscious of doing so. But the reason is when I read or see something new, or when the Spirit leads me in an unexpected direction, I have this passion to try … Continue reading
Out of the Meetinghouse
Yesterday I wrote about Peace in a Culture of Violence, which began ‘this country’s culture of violence has taken dramatically new forms that we haven’t adapted our work to address. ‘ And ended with ‘in light of all this, what … Continue reading
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What is needed in this moment
The article “What is needed in this moment” explores what I’ve been writing lately, that the capitalist system must be replaced. That we are being distracted in this election by which party wins, because either one will continue to operate … Continue reading
Indigenous People’s Day 2020
Welcome morning. This is the sky’s greeting for us this day. Two of my turkey vulture friends just flew over. The colors of the leaves are glorious. Today is Indigenous People’s Day. I’m looking forward to seeing friends and attending … Continue reading
FCNL Native American Legislative Update
Several days ago I wrote about the passage of Savanna’s Act and Not Invisible Act. Both bills now go to the White House for the president’s signature. Savanna’s Act (S.227) will establish better law enforcement practices by requiring federal, state, … Continue reading
Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act Pass the House
Welcome to FCNL’s Native American Legislative Update! NALU is a monthly newsletter about FCNL’s Native American policy advocacy and ways for you to engage members of Congress. Kerri Colfer, (Tlingit), Congressional Advocate, Native American Policy Program The State of Native … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 