U & D

“One way to remain an indigenous person within a rapidly changing world is to uphold the philosophy, or spirit, of the teachings of our elders and ancestors. The ancestors provided a moral code, a way of living, and ways of interpreting and relating to the rest of the universe. This philosophy was not just [...]

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Middle School teachers seeking an avenue into Worldview might consider the contemporary Slow Food movement – championed by Indian Country – as a point of discussion. Sustainability is certainly an element in this movement, as is environmental preservation. Begun as part of an Italian protest against MacDonalds, the movement has grown in this [...]

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This fairly heady image illustrates a “tranformative schools model” proposed at a recent conference by EduCon participant Dennis Richards, an ed. guru and school administrator from Andover, MA. My purpose is not to have you think about Native Studies in terms of this model – but to have your think about this model in terms [...]

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Unity & Diversity
For me, the milkweed is an UR seed. It is also an expression of U & D: diverse seeds unified in a pod, seeds unified by shape, diverse in details, pods unified by family/subfamily/genus, diversified by species. Milkweeds tend to cluster in suitable habits, but also disperse each year – a survival adaptation. [...]

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