Category Archives: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples

Enjoying Thanksgiving/Truthsgiving

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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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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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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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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Native and non-native peoples

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been working on a PowerPoint slide presentation for an upcoming lecture. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to integrate and organize my experiences from the past several years. You can download the PDF version of this slide presentation … Continue reading →

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Follow-up on Toward Right Relationships with Native Peoples

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The following is from a message sent to those who participated in the Toward Right Relationships with Native Peoples events in July when Paula Palmer was able to be with us here in Iowa and Nebraska. But even if you … Continue reading →

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Healing – Decolonizing Quakers

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I appreciate this quote from the “Decolonizing Quakers” website: “the decolonizing that needs to take place, both the educating and the healing, are matters of urgency to the survival of the human species and the health of the Earth as … Continue reading →

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Reflections — Decolonizing Quakers

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I wrote about the new website Decolonizing Quakers. I appreciate this quote from the site: “the decolonizing that needs to take place, both the educating and the healing, are matters of urgency to the survival of the human species … Continue reading →

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Decolonizing Quakers

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

For decades I’ve watched the failure of white dominant society to address the increasingly dire threats to Mother Earth. So I began looking for ways to learn more about Native peoples, who have always known of the sacredness of our … Continue reading →

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