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River Jackson-Paton, Ph.D.New book on Sand Creek…
A Misplaced Massacre: Struggling over the memory of Sand Creek A review coming soon...
returning after an absence…
No, I haven't gone anywhere, per se. Just haven't been doing any updating to my website. I'll begin to catch up on the many details that have been neglected. A small sample (I'll fill in links soon, promise!): article submissions (and rejections); conference...
Anonymous cultural identities…
...for White people? Had a marvelous time last night experiencing the R. Carlos Nakai trio perform here in Dallas. There are many things I take away, one of them having to do with how people introduce themselves. Nakai was noted for his Navajo-Ute ancestry. His...
Dissertation is DONE!
Kinda silly to go from doing the edits, to having it all done and live on the internet, but that's how it rolls sometimes. Stay tuned for tidbits from it, and other items on my agenda.
Final dissertation editing…
This is the final push. It goes to the proof reader tomorrow! Stay tuned...
STAR’s ‘snail model’ a highlight of WPC13
The Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) 'snail model' for breaking cycles of violence featured prominently in the Institute on facing collective shadows. See the STAR link for further information, but here's the 'snail model' itself. There seemed to...
Settlement (by environmentalists) in New Mexico
Someone at my settlement privilege session made a comment about the Forest Service appearing like an occupying army! Reminds me of the book Understories: The political life of forests in northern New Mexico! Check it out...
Thank you, thank you…
wpc13.settlement wpc13.facing.shadows_Part1 wpc13.facing.shadows_Part2 wpc13.facing.shadows_Part3 Thanks to all who came out and participated in my institute and workshop session at WPC13. I am grateful for all the spirit of collaboration! I'll be posting pdfs of my...
being a writer…
yesterday, i decided i might try to be a writer! this was motivated by a submission deadline for the wonderful magazine Orion. so i got my wits about me, collected some inspiration and hit the keyboard. and i pulled it off! whether they accept it or not, this morning...
Unsetting the settler in Canada
Just received this document from someone. I wonder who might be carrying on this conversation in the US? Paulette Regan. 2005. A Transformative Framework for Decolonizing Canada. More importantly is her book, Unsettling the settler within: Indian residential schools,...