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Category Archives: Native Americans
Enjoying Thanksgiving/Truthsgiving
Some of the responses to my recent blog posts ask why we can’t just enjoy being together and thankful at Thanksgiving (Truthsgiving) time? That, of course, is what should happen. In addition, though, if the circumstances allow, this holiday is … Continue reading
“The most grim moment in human history”
Almost everything I’ve done and written about for years has been about some aspect of our environment and the terrible damage being done to Mother Earth. In recent years climate scientists and activists have been pressured to not be too … Continue reading
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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
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
Posted in Arts, decolonize, Indigenous, Native Americans, Uncategorized
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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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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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Truthsgiving
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
Protest, Protection, Spirit and Whiteness
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
Quakers, social justice and revolution 