Category Archives: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples

Now That the Buffalo’s Gone

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I have a couple of books of daily readings I occasionally look at. I like the title “The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day,” which Quakers also seek to do. I’ve recently been thinking about spirituality … Continue reading →

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Quaker Queries: Outreach

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve written a number of times about Quaker’s practice of considering answers to a set of queries. https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/advices-and-queries/ This month’s advice and queries are about outreach. My response follows the queries. I left out the last names of the people … Continue reading →

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Orange Shirt Day

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Today, Sept. 30, is Orange Shirt Day, remembering Indigenous children who suffered in residential schools. If you happen to have an orange shirt in your closet, consider wearing it today (Monday, Sept. 30). Orange Shirt Day is a relatively new … Continue reading →

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Peace, Social Concerns and Native Peoples

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I discussed the visionary statements we wrote during our Peace and Social Concerns committee meetings this summer at Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). One area of ongoing interest and concern is our relationships with Native peoples. The blog post at … Continue reading →

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A Quaker and Native peoples

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

This morning I have the opportunity to talk about my experiences with Native peoples. As I was preparing for this, I realized my spiritual environmental journey led me to Indigenous peoples. Some recent experiences have helped me move along the … Continue reading →

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History of Separating Families and Stealing Children

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Here, in McAllen, Texas, indigenous people fleeing violence and seeking asylum are, right now, locked in chain-link cages and lying on concrete floors, where the sound of frightened, crying kids and mothers and fathers fearing for their children is eerily … Continue reading →

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Iowa Land Acknowledgement Statement

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve written a lot about the workshops and presentations that Quaker Paula Palmer led us through when she was in the Midwest recently. In the following excerpt of her letter to faith communities, she describes some reasons why this became … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Shared Memory

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I am discouraged today. Yesterday our political discourse sank to a new low. As usual the press obsesses on the latest attack on “others” by this administration. We get distracted by paying attention to the latest political outrage and often … Continue reading →

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Right Relationship Iowa

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The Spirit created the opportunity for Paula Palmer to be with us in Iowa and Nebraska recently. Supported by Boulder Friends Meeting, the resources for Toward Right Relationships with Native Peoples can be found here: https://www.boulderfriendsmeeting.org/ipc-right-relationship-2/ My leading started with … Continue reading →

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Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

We have been so blessed to have had Paula Palmer bring her ministry related to “Toward Right Relationships with Native Peoples” to Iowa and Nebraska over the past several days. Supported by Boulder Friends Meeting, the resources for Toward Right … Continue reading →

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