Category Archives: #NDAPL

Alton’s Photos from First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

When some of us were fortunate to be able to get together in April for a reunion of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity Marchers, Alton and Foxy Onefeather mentioned they had photos from the March, and were willing to share … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Green New Deal?

I found the March 27, 2020 article by Kevin Williamson in the National Review, Goodbye, Green New Deal fascinating. He writes about the many sacrifices we are being forced to make because of the Covid-19 pandemic. I had to convince … Continue reading

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Bad News for Oil

It has been a long, difficult struggle to attempt to protect Mother Earth from the devastation of fossil fuel extraction and burning. Indigenous peoples have been doing this work for centuries. “The coronavirus is telling the world what Indigenous Peoples … Continue reading

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DAPL Permit Revoked

Dear Jeff, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the nation, we’re aware that it could have an outsized impact on Indian Country. Relief programs may not provide needed tests and medical supplies for us — or anyone — on … Continue reading

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A #NoDAPL Victory

A federal judge handed down a major victory for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of North Dakota on Wednesday, ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Policy Act by approving federal permits for the Dakota … Continue reading

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Learnin’ to soften my soul

I have long appreciated Nahko and Medicine for the People. I like the idea of music as medicine. The only time I’ve seen Nahko in person, I didn’t know who he was. The photo below was taken during one of … Continue reading

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Learnin' to soften my soul

I have long appreciated Nahko and Medicine for the People. I like the idea of music as medicine. The only time I’ve seen Nahko in person, I didn’t know who he was. The photo below was taken during one of … Continue reading

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#ShutDownKKR day of online action

Putting pressure on banks and investment firms like KKR has sometimes been successful in stopping the funding for fossil fuel projects. Often this pressure is applied by scheduling a specific date to coordinate actions across the country or world. There … Continue reading

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Quaker Indian Residential/Boarding Schools

For the past five or six years I’ve searched for and found opportunities to be engaged with and learn from Indigenous peoples. This grew out of working together to bring attention to the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) in Indianapolis, beginning … Continue reading

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Once the World Was Perfect

Once the World Was Perfect Once the world was perfect, and we were happy in that world.Then we took it for granted.Discontent began a small rumble in the earthly mind.Then Doubt pushed through with its spiked head.And once Doubt ruptured … Continue reading

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