Category: Social issues

• The Long Shadow of Abraham Lincoln

  Even as he was evolving a moral stance against slavery, Lincoln continued policies that pushed against Indigenous people, and the treaties that ostensibly protected their sovereignty as nations. When First Nations fought to protect their legal rights, he branded them terrorists. On December 26th, 1862, 38 Native leaders were hanged at his order.

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 31, 2012

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Shamanism, Social issues

  genocide, Lincoln, Narrative Therapy, Native American, Shamanism

• Crow and Raven Await the End of the World

  Crow and Raven watch two-leggeds and wonder about the Sixth World.

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 18, 2012

  First Nations, Social issues, Stories

  crow, End of the World, healing, raven, stories

• The Rains of Autumn

  Autumn reminds of us our families and the challenges they faced.

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 30, 2012

  native american, Shamanism, Social issues

  ancestors, autumn, healing, Native American, violence

• The Colonized Kitchen

  A look in the pantry uncovers colonialism’s intrusion into the kitchen.

  Michael Watson PhD

  August 19, 2012

  First Nations, Healing, Social issues

  colonialism, food, health, nutrition