Each year, the holiday season seems to arrive with unrelenting momentum. There are calendars to fill, expectations to meet, and an endless search for meaning beneath the glittering surface. Amid the noise, we often lose the quiet threads of connection … Continue reading A Season of Presence: Reclaiming Connection Beyond the Holiday Rush
As we embark on the holiday season, we must remind ourselves to be present with those who are closest to us. We often have a million and one deadlines to meet at work, spouses, children, parents, and siblings to care … Continue reading The Power of Presence
Reclaiming Nationhood, Healing Our People, and Why Native Futures Need More Than ApplauseBy Lynnette Grey Bull November is Native American Heritage Month — a time when the nation pauses to acknowledge the First Peoples of this land. But for us, it’s not … Continue reading We Were Not Supposed to Survive — And Yet We Lead
The concept of time is one of humanity’s most enduring constructions. Yes, the Earth rotates around the Sun, but science tells us it doesn’t take exactly 24 hours. The time it takes for the Earth to complete its daily rotation … Continue reading Time Is Not the Healer—Community Is
Maya Angelou often spoke about the sacred threads of connection that bind humanity together. In her poem Human Family, she wrote:“I note the obvious differences in the human family.I’ve sailed upon the seven seas and stopped in every land.I’ve seen … Continue reading Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Every October, I notice how the wind carries both beauty and unease. The leaves change and fall, reminding us that no season lasts forever. Our country is caught in its own season of change, one that has been building for … Continue reading An Indigenous Daughters Reflection on Change and Government
Autumn’s Iridescent Winds of a Changing America” paints a picture of a nation in flux, with powerful forces driving transformative change, characterized by vibrant and complex dynamics, much like the colorful and dynamic winds of Autumn. The beauty of what … Continue reading Autumn’s Iridescent Winds of a Changing America
In our effort to gain riches and power, we have been (and perhaps still are) proven so willing to disrespect, cheat and even sacrifice the welfare and lives of others. And in such a state, we must avoid truthful mirrors … Continue reading On Monuments, Reparations, the Telling of History and Museum Curating
I felt that I was not being treated right, and that I had a right to retain the seat that I had taken as a passenger on the bus. The time had just come when I had been pushed as … Continue reading The Seat of Civil Rights Is Not Seasonal
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