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Slow Down
I’ve written about one of my favorite performers and activists, Nahko Bear. The first time I’d heard of him was when we held a water protector rally outside the theater he was performing at in Indianapolis. His band members gave … Continue reading
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Tagged Nahko and Medicine for the People
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This Moment
I hope we might be at an inflection point today. The beauty and grandeur of natural landscapes have been desecrated time and again. Those who will go to any extreme to plunder the earth of coal, oil, minerals and even … Continue reading
Apache Stronghold
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
How it came to be
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
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 6
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
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 5
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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Tagged sage, smudging
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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 3 and 4
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
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 2
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
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings 1
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
Imagine a Future
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
Quakers, social justice and revolution 