Tag: genocide
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Thanksgiving 2012
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.. This is the day we collectively acknowledge the blessings showered on us by the Creator, Pachamama, and the Spirits. In First Nations traditions, we are expected to give thanks daily, remembering always to be grateful for our lives. One of my Kanien’gehagaa friends says the Creator gave us…
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Cindy Jacobs, Ethnic Hatred, and the Journey towards Healing, Part One
The journey towards healing is demanding. Denial and hatred are easier pathways to follow. They also bring ever more suffering to the world.
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The Civil War, Manifest Destiny, and Hungry Ghosts
In the previous post, I continued to think about vision, prophesy, and the unseen world. One of the places Evangelical Christianity and Native belief overlap in the Americas is the idea that the unseen world continues to influence this one. Perhaps that is part of the broad appeal Evangelical Christianity has for Native people here.…
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Remembrance, Genocide, and Healing
This morning, the minister reminded us that in each genocide there are a few persons who could be oppressors, but who choose to aid the victims, often endangering or sacrificing their own lives. They do not intend to be heroes. They are simply responding to the need at hand. Perhaps we can turn to their…
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