Category: Stories

• From Lived Experience Springs Hope

  

  After another wet day, the sun is again shining, the sky clear and blue. Over the past few days I’ve found myself in several conversations about the interweaving of the experience of being other, creativity, and social issues. These discussions have proven inspiring and hopeful. This morning I was going through the blogs I follow,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  June 24, 2015

  Arts, First Nations, Social issues, Stories

  Arts, healing, Indigenous, stories

• Lara/Trace Writes About the Residential Schools

  Today I am sharing a blog post from Lara Trace. Growing up, I was taught that healers must be engaged in the lives of the people. I often think of my beloved teacher, Ipu, who repeatedly risked his life to aid his people in the Amazon. He was a gentle, loving man, with a fierce…

  Michael Watson PhD

  June 9, 2015

  First Nations, Healing, Social issues, Stories

  First Nations, healing, residential schools, stories, trauma

• Challenge and Renewal

  It has been a good week. On Monday the Rabbi included Native American voices in the annual community Sedar. Today, the pastor at our local UU church mentioned the ongoing crises at Pine Ridge. Jennie and I have been advocating for the inclusion of Native voices at synagogue and church or many years, and it…

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 3, 2015

  Climate Change, First Nations, Stories, Teaching

  Choir Sunday, healing, Native American, Renewal, stories

• A Blessing

  Sometimes blessings come, unannounced and unbidden. Tuesday was the last day of class for the semester. Around 5:10, as the last student was giving his presentation, I glanced out the window. Just above, and northeast of our classroom, four or five vultures circled. I interrupted the poor student and invited the class to come to…

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 30, 2015

  First Nations, Shamanism, Stories, Teaching

  Dr. Bernardo Peixoto, First Nations, Ipu, Shamanism, stories, teaching