Category: First Nations
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Denial
Another clear, bright, dry, record heat day. We are in the cycle in which parched soils hold no moisture, but retain heat. This is a potent brew. Today was windy, greatly enhancing the already high fire risk. Tonight, clouds have come in and the wind has dropped; we expect no rain. Today has brought a…
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Flood
Today dawned soft and warm, sunlight shafting through the trees and across the field. The landscape is a spectrum of intense greens, punctuated by brilliant blooms. Wildlife abounds. We’ve been following the news from Vermont closely, as we have friends and family living there still. We’ve had abundant rain but western Massachusetts, parts of new…
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The Extractive Ideology of Settler-Colonialism
A chilly, damp morning. Crocuses are up in a few yards and a snowstorm may arrive Monday night. I’m in and out of the art studio and my sound and photo space, and continue to spend too much time sitting before a computer. This is at least partially due to my enrolling in the second…
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The Settler Colonialism of Climate Change
Today is a beautiful late March day in mid-February, with wide blue skies and temperatures, as they have much of the winter, running over 12 degrees above normal. We celebrated Valentine’s Day by going to a favorite informal restaurant by the water for lunch. We had dinner the other day with a much loved and…
