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Category Archives: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples
“Two Rivers” Film Discussion
Last night the film “Two Rivers” was shown at the Des Moines Valley Friends meeting. This is another tool Paula Palmer uses as she teaches us about how to work “Toward Right Relationships with Native People”. Attendees were from Des … Continue reading
Good Intentions
Paula Palmer spoke on the topic of “Quaker Indian Boarding Schools–Facing Our History and Ourselves” at Scattergood Friends School and Farm, a Quaker boarding school, yesterday. Native American organizations are asking churches to join in a Truth and Reconciliation process … Continue reading
Toward Right Relationships with Native People
Thomas Weber, Peter Clay, Linda Lemon, Jim Glasson and I have been working to prepare for several workshops Paula Palmer will be leading in Iowa relation to “Toward Right Relationship with Native People”, led by Paula Palmer. Following is a … Continue reading
Returning remains of Native children
My attention has recently been focused on the tragic history of the Indian Boarding Schools. Initially this was in preparation for a workshop titled “Quaker Indian Boarding Schools: Facing our History and Ourselves” that will be led by Paula Palmer … Continue reading
The Past Isn’t
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun My experience has been there can be no peace without justice. On the streets the chant “no justice, no peace” is often heard. To address … Continue reading
“War is War on Mother Earth”
I sometimes wonder why it takes so long to recognize something that has been in plain sight all along. This time, it is the link between war and climate change. I recently wrote about the U.S. military being that largest … Continue reading
A Minute to Repudiate the Doctrine Of Discovery
As I’ve been writing, we will be holding several workshops at Scattergood Friends School and Farm, and in Des Moines in early July, related to the topic “toward right relationships with Native peoples.” The workshop leader will be Paula Palmer … Continue reading
A Letter to Faith Communities
This July, Paula Palmer will lead several workshops related to developing right relationships with Native peoples. Following is a letter to faith communities that introduces the history and topics related to the relationships between settler colonialists and Native people, relationships … Continue reading
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friends and Indigenous Peoples
Following is a blog post I wrote a year ago. I’m sharing this again today because it provides a history of recent connections with Native Americans and Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friends, up to when the post was written in … Continue reading
One Water, One Air, One Mother Earth
This summer Paula Palmer will be leading a series of workshops related to “Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples”. My experiences over the past several years working with people of color and indigenous people on environmental issues has reinforced my … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 