The team at of FNVW and their Everyday Nonviolence Podcast guest-hosts today for Spirit In Action. Diane Sandberg interviews activist, sociologist, & writer Paula Palmer about Indigenous Boarding Schools & the Quaker role - and guilt - in them.
Indian Boarding Schools, Fact & Fiction
First Air Date
3 guests, 2 writers of fiction touching on the Indian Boarding Schools, William Kent Krueger, author of This Tender Land, and Patricia Reynolds, author of the Keeper of the Souls series, and they are joined by a guest from Alberta, CA,
3 Standing Rocks
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Three strong men among the thousands led to the confrontation with the DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) at Standing Rock. Myron Buchholz was born & raised in North Dakota, and both Ash Kyrie & Kevin Basl felt called to join the Oceti Sakowin Camp for a variety of reasons, including as part of the Veterans Stand.
Yosemite, Dumpster Diving, & Correcting Native History - Fiction Toward Truth
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Peter Brown Hoffmeister's new book, Graphic the Valley, wraps readers in an adventure that connects us to the Earth (Yosemite in particular), replaces the official lies of history with the truth, and introduces us to useful skills like dumpster diving, all while thrilling the reader with human foibles and triumphs.
Spirited Government - Sweden & Pennsylvania's Holy Experiment
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Our two guests consider whether government can do Spirit work on Earth. Jason Penn Browne, author of William Penn's Legacy, writes about the many ways that Penn's Holy Experiment influenced the development of the USA. Julia Ryberg has lived in Sweden for 30+ years, experiencing a progressive system based on the entwining of church & state.