Category Archives: residential schools

Recent articles on LANDBack Friends

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been writing new blog posts on LANDBACK Friends (LANDBackFriends.com) because those are the issues I’m learning and writing about now. Here is a list of July’s posts there: July 1 Replanning Human Life – LANDBACK Friends Replanning Human Life … Continue reading →

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Our communities are still mourning

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Trauma is passed from generation to generation. The recent documentation of the remains of 215 Native children at a boarding school in Canada has re-opened deep wounds in Native communities. Some of my Native friends have shared how this affects … Continue reading →

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Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I wrote how the verification of the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School affected my Native friends and me. That discovery prompted Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to announce a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual discernment to leave Quakers

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

ABSTRACT For months I’ve been in significant spiritual distress. I’ve been learning a great deal from my Native friends, and working with them on Mutual Aid projects. And they tell me the way white people can best support them is … Continue reading →

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Time for a Reset

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

The Spirit tells me it is time for a reset. My whole life I have tried to protect Mother Earth. Live without a car, live in small apartments, protect the water. Protect us from pipelines and other fossil fuel projects. … Continue reading →

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Much worse than I realized

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been writing about the Native residential schools for years. The latest, horrible news is the discovery of the remains of 215 Native children at the Kamloops Residential School. As another example of how much I admire and appreciate my … Continue reading →

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Atrocity

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Atrocity  a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation Atrocity | Definition of Atrocity by Merriam-Webster A few days ago I wrote “I’ve been sitting here for a long time, hoping the Spirit would show me what to write, … Continue reading →

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Where are the Children Buried?

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Those who are affected by tragedies like this should be the ones to tell the story. Following is a press release from the Kamloops Indian Band related to the unmarked burial sites of Kamloops Indian Residential School students. And the … Continue reading →

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