Category: native american
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Teaching Shamanism
My wife, Jennie, and I are scheduled to teach an intensive course on shamanism this summer. The course is offered by Burlington College, a small, progressive Liberal Arts college where we both teach. The course offers students an opportunity to delve briefly into the world of shamanism as we understand it. Students will not be…
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The Death of White Buffallo Calf: Attacking the Heart of the People
Our world here, in northern Vermont, has burst into leafy green, and splendid , vibrant color. This morning the wind literally howled through the treetops as the rains came in. Spring is here in all her fullness! I have written often about the symbolic nature of Self, and the myriad ways micro-aggressions serve to diminish…
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Mapping a “Separate Country”
As we move into an epoch in which Mixed-Blood is the new norm, I am curious as to how we will explore and sort out issues of personhood and sovereignty, map and establish the permeable yet clear boundaries required for cultural and personal experiences of Self and survivance.
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