Opinion
Teaching the Right Way
Right off the bat a ‘wrong way’ is suggested by the title of this blog entry. Someone will inevitably be wrong when there is a right way. Right? For some the question jumps out: what is the wrong way? Or, is my way the right way. Hmm. Is there a Middle Way? This summer has… »
Ikxaramkûusrah Pamuhrôohas-Moon’s Wives
As we appreciate this poor old moon. Remember they just set off explosions on its surface a few weeks ago. Did anyone hear what happened? Anyway here we are with the big full moon overhead. It was fantastic here (northwestern California) last night as I travelled home. It was just above the ridge, Humboldt Bay… »
Reflecting On It All
During the month of June 2009 there was a major ceremony that occured. The Karuk tribal ÍHUK ceremony is held for a young girl who is fast becoming a woman. We hold this ceremony for her, or more correctly the family of the girl has the ceremony for her. Nowadays the ceremony is more an… »
The Story That Never Ends
Lately I’ve noticed more and more stories relating to groups who are victimized by terror and oppression and who respond by mounting grassroots campaigns to end atrocities and injustice. These stories of overcoming all manner of heinousness are jewels in a dung heap it would seem. The idea of peaceful communities being overrun by terrorizing… »
Removing Children–Another Story
What a wild story: Right wing extremists in Franco’s Spain forcibly and often violently removed the children from left wing families so as to indoctrinate the kids to become good fascists. The victims who are now elderly have lived with shame and an emptiness ever since. Most never knew what had happened to their parents…. »