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Standing Rock Land and Water Protectors Defend Burial Grounds From Desecration by Big Oil
Native American graves excavated for pipeline construction
The standoff on and near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation between indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline project and security and police forces is currently making global headlines. At issue are the land rights of indigenous people, the human … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged American Indian Burial Rituals, ancestors, Ancient burial, Barack Obama, beloved ancestors, Burial Conservation, Burial ground, Dakota Access Pipeline, DAPL, Energy Transfer Partners, land protector, Missouri River, Native Americans in the United States, North Dakota, Pipeline transport, Protest, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, United States, United States Army Corps of Engineers, water protector
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Our Weekly Tip: Create An Altar or Meditation Space to Keep Memories Alive
A physical place to remember creates context for groundlessness
Our Tip of the Week: The experience of bereavement (literally, to be torn apart) often comes with a sense of groundlessness — like the rug has been pulled out from under your feet, throwing you into a free-fall where your … Continue reading
Beyond Halloween
Honoring the dead ancestors with a Wiccan Priestess, Cerridwen Fallingstar
In honor of Halloween, I had the opportunity to speak with Wiccan Priestess Cerridwen Fallingstar. At sixty-two, she is stunning in a bright summer dress in the midst of a misty Marin County morning. Cerridwen’s eyes flicker with enthusiasm under … Continue reading
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Tagged beloved ancestors, burial mound, dead ancestors, honoring the dead, Pagan, Wiccan Holidays
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