Writings

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Devolution and the Supreme Court

I see the sacred destiny of the United States as becoming an increasingly inclusive, multicultural nation. It is not united by sameness, which is how fascist dictatorships operate, but through unity in diversity. Overall, I remain optimistic that: “The arc of the...

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Sexual Politics During Apocalyptic Times

As a man, it is not appropriate for me to post #Me Too, as this hashtag is designated for women only; however, I do wholeheartedly support the movement of women to bring this issue out into the open and to educate the whole population, women and men, as to the extent...

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The Real History of The Fourth Of July

My friend Harlan McKosato offers some insights on the 4th of July in his article, "Fourth of July Came and Went But Did We Educate the Youth?" He writes, I don’t think a lot of Americans, including Native Americans, even know the history of the Fourth of July. They...

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On Dialogue

Dialogue is at the center of SEED’s educational practice and philosophy. It is because of this that the meaning of “dialogue” and the particular history of how dialogue came to be practiced at SEED bear considerable explanation. I begin by introducing the particular...

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Native Wisdom in A Quantum World

Originally published in Shift magazine, February 2006. Science is not the property of any one culture or language. Science is about the pursuit of knowledge and understanding the nature of reality. But there are different ways of seeing, different ways of knowing...

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An Original Model of Transdisciplinary Education

AN ORIGINAL MODEL OF TRANSDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION INFORMED BY INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING AND DIALOGUE (360 page PDF) This dissertation explores how Indigenous wisdom and dialogue can inform the process of creating a graduate institute that is an original model of...

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Return to the Sacred Hoop: 13 Aspects of Original Thinking

Originally, our thoughts came from gratitude, because we felt blessed, loved and embraced by Mother Earth. We weren’t just living on Earth; we were embedded in and of the Earth—participating in the renewal of cycles as they manifested in the movements of the sun, the...

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