Tag: Shamanism
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Conflict and Balance
The problem is not one of right versus left. Rather, it is an issue of basic respect for Native peoples, Pachamama, and the deep grief left by many generations of genocide. It marks a profound cultural divide.
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Shamans, Racism, and Greed
Racism and greed have been here a long time. We are asked only to do our part in creating a just dream that sustains all people and the planet. As one of my teachers used to tell me, repeatedly, “The world is as it is. Just do what you can.”
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Thoughts Concerning the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July! This is one of those holidays, along with Columbus Day and Thanksgiving, I struggle with. My father struggled with it as well, although, the truth be known, he seemed to love Thanksgiving. Indeed, many Native people have very complex, often humorous and contradictory, experiences of the holiday.
