[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e have, both in the story of Pharaoh and the United States, empires that take the land of the people. The Egyptians received food in exchange, while for the Native Americans it was lies, sickness, and poverty. Here Brueggemann is talking about Pharaoh and his dreams: [blockquote type=”center”]“The nightmare is about scarcity. The one with…
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A Systemic Greediness
[blockquote type=”center”]”Those who are living in anxiety and fear, most especially fear of scarcity, have no time or energy for the common good. Anxiety is no adequate basis for the common good; anxiety will cause the formulation of policy and of exploitative practices that are inimical to the common good, a systemic greediness that precludes…
The Myth of the First Thanksgiving – Resources
Resources (*indicates I highly recommend it) General *Atlas of the North American Indian – Waldman Great Speeches by Native Americans – Blaisdell *The Red King’s Rebellion – Bourne Daily Life of Native Americans – Nash and Strobel We’re Still Here – Waugaman *Voices of the Rainbow – Rosen *The Winona LaDuke Reader – LaDuke *A…
The First Thanksgiving – A Day of Mourning
“Reconciliation without meaningful restitution merely reinscribes the status quo without holding anyone accountable for ongoing injustices. At its core, reconciliation has a religious connotation premised on restoring one’s relationship with God. In fact, most Indigenous nations don’t have words for reconciliation in their languages, which is the truest test of its lack of relevance…
Myth of America – The Clash of Spiritualities
Myth of the First Thanksgiving – Other Festivals and Thanksgivings
Colonialism – A History Lesson with Skittles
“Native societies were not homogenous…Native societies and cultures were not static.” –DL It is a sign of respect to know the names and locations of tribes. They aren’t just ‘Indians’; they are people groups with governments, conflicts, history, and culture. “One area of cultural continuity and strength for Algonkian peoples in the Northeast…
The First Thanksgiving – Fears, Power, and Privilege
“In New England no William Penn emerged to suggest that the English immigrants might live peaceably with the natives, on the divine theory that they, too, were children of the universal spirit…..There was simply not the confidence and wisdom and political skill to make one culture of two that were not that different.” –…
The First Thanksgiving – for a Massacre
The Pilgrims had many days of Thanksgiving, which were somber prayer-filled days, as well as festivals to celebrate the harvest. But one of their first Thanksgiving Proclamations was over the Pequot Massacre. “In 1637, the Pequot War culminated in the burning of Fort Mystic by the English and their allies, killing hundreds of Pequot…
The Mayflower Compact – for God and King and White America
In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of…