Tag: Native American
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Notable Blogs: 9/14/10
Shira Shaiman has cancer. Her mother died of cancer. She is also a mom with young children. This week she wrote about the Days of Awe, her illness, and a miracle. I hope she will forgive me for including a lengthy snippet. I hope you will visit her blog and read the post in its…
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Notable Blogs: 8/31/10
Although we are in something of a heatwave, the seasons are changing. There is color amongst the green leaves, there are asters in the fields, and nights are noticeably cooler. Indeed we have been needing blankets! Celtic Shaman noted her tipsy response to the immanent change: To stand on the brink of a new season,…
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Grandmother Spider, Pregnancy, and Shamanism
The other evening my family and I were having dinner at a local cafe. At one point, a large, undoubtedly female, and apparently, very pregnant, spider, dropped from the ceiling, and hung directly in front of our most savvy waitress. The waitress turned, picked up a glass and piece of paper, scooped up the spider,…
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Stereotypes, Native Peoples, and the Environment
I awoke this morning thinking about my last post. Specifically, I was thinking about who, in our society, speaks for Mother Earth. I suspect this chain of thought was established a couple of weeks ago, when I was in a meeting. We were talking about the hope of reducing conflict in various parts of the…
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