Category: Other Subjects
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An Introduction to my Ancestor’s Feast – Samhain
Jennie and I have some deep ties to India, a place we have learned from, and shared with, others. One of the themes that has arisen for each of us is that of similarity in belief and ceremony. The days of the Dead are still a couple of months off. Not so in India. Even…
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who is your mob?
Originally posted on under the tea tree: This week has been NAIDOC week in Australia. NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal & Islander Day of Celebration. It’s so big now that it’s not a day but a whole week, but no-one has changed the name. It’s probably the busiest time in Indigenous’ people’s calendars. There are a lot…
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“Forgive but Not Forget”: Stages of Rage & Healing
Originally posted on Reclaim the Warrior: Last week, I sat with an elder and heard her life story. I don’t want to say that I have been desensitized to my people’s pain but rather, I have come to expect certain themes to emerge from Indigenous people’s stories. Even more so when it is an Indigenous…
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The Presence of Mystery and the Sacred
Holy week reminds us of the immediacy of the sacred and the centrality of ceremony.
