Teach Us Release – Feb. 6, 2020
And here on this pile of shell I call out To the pods all gathered like thunderheads Thunder in our heads Crying “With your songs like a peaceful death please teach us release teach me release” Kate we are breaking down here Without your seasons and fearless snow And here on this pile of driftwood […]
The Purpose of the Quest – Feb. 5, 2020
“Racism destroys kinship. Sexism destroys kinship. Classism destroys kinship. Homophobia destroys kinship. When human beings exile other human beings from the circle of life, they are breaking the hoop of the human nation, tearing apart what God has created. The sin of humanity is not a lifetime stain inherited from mythic ancestors who disobeyed a […]
A Spiritual People – Feb. 4, 2020
“We didn’t have a religion. We were a spiritual people.” –Oglala Lakota Elder Liz Little
A Holy Deed – Feb. 3, 2020
“What you believe and what you do are the same thing. In Indian way, if you see your people suffering, helping them becomes absolutely necessary. It’s not a social act of charity or welfare assistance, it’s a spiritual act, a holy deed.” –Leonard Peltier, Prison Writings: My Life is My Sun Dance, p. 103