Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

You don’t know what you don’t know

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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Hail Damage

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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Forgive Everyone Everything

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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Black Snake

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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Truthsgiving 2

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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Truthsgiving

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I often think about the concept of learning from my mistakes. We learn the most by making mistakes. In photography I purposely look for images that will be difficult to capture because of lighting, contrast, depth of field, or complex … Continue reading →

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GUILTY OR NOT-GUILTY: YOU DECIDE

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Following is the statement written by my friend Miriam Kashia. This statement was written to be delivered during yesterday’s trial of the Climate Defenders Five (detailed here). She wasn’t permitted to read the entire statement then, so it is published … Continue reading →

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Protest, Protection, Spirit and Whiteness

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

From my teenage years I’ve been a student and tried to be a practitioner of the principles of nonviolence and civil disobedience. In the Quaker atmosphere of Scattergood Friends School I struggled with the decision every 18 year old male … Continue reading →

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Effective Model for Social Change

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Last night I was honored to be able to share some of my experiences in building relationships with Native peoples with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). You can see my slide presentation here: https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2019/11/02/native-and-non-native-peoples/ In the … Continue reading →

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Protest and Protect

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Definitions Protest: a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something. Demonstrate: take part in a public demonstration. synonyms: protest · rally · march · parade · sit in · vigil Vigil: a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support … Continue reading →

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