“Seasoned Travelers” on the Heroic Journey

Vine Deloria, Jr./photo credit: WikipediaThe Native American resistance to the Dakota Pipeline Access has received attention nationally and internationally in recent days. The bulldozing of burial sites and sacred sites stirred immediate and immense opposition among peoples of all skin colors. As reported in Indian Country Today Media Network, three agencies of the Obama administration (Dept. of Interior, Dept. of Justice, and Army Corp of Engineers) have stepped in to temporarily halt all construction of the pipeline 20 miles east and west of Lake Oahe near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. As I write this, Congressman Raul Grijalva, AZ, a ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee in Congress, is heading for the Reservation to review the complex processes involved.

In light of these events, I include next an excerpt from my upcoming book, From Egos to Eden (available 2/6/17), that includes reference to Vine Deloria, Jr.(1933-2005), a Standing Rock Sioux, lawyer and professor, who so helpfully interpreted Indian activism in the last part of the 20th century.

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Applause for Friends with Great Commitment to Ecological Justice

One can’t overstate the quality and integrity of the work that the Eco-Justice Collaborative (EJC) brings to the conversation and efforts for OneEarth living. Before forming and directing the EJC, Lan and Pam Richart, were the principals in the company they owned in Chicago’s western suburbs. That’s when I got to know them. They were working on land use, natural resource management, and the environmental impacts of public works projects.

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It's the Jaimie Hope Talk Show, "This Is How I Roll." Call in, OK?

Jaimie HopeBeing on Blog Talk Radio will be a “first experience” sort of thing for me this coming Monday. I look forward to it and to being in conversation with Jaimie Hope. Jaimie’s website tells about the series of children’s books and novels she’s written, as well as her autobiography, “Roll with It.” The children’s series presents the “Adventures of Baby Jaimie,” centering around a disabled main character. Jaimie Hope will interview me on her show, “This Is How I Roll,” February 10, 7pm EST, 6 pm CST, 4 pm PST.

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