Watching the primary campaigns (as little as possible to tell the truth) I am again struck by this notion of ‘immigrant.’ The conversation begins with who is and who is not permitted to be in our country. But this is not the beginning. Beginning the conversation with borders, allows us to forget our history and …
Month: September 2015
Open Letter to the Koshare
The Koshare Indian Kiva and Museum is located in La Junta, CO. This letter was emailed to the Koshare Kiva, Kiva_Clerk@ojc.edu on September 1st, 2014. (Update: On December 18th, 2015, an article appeared on the I Love La Junta website announcing a cancelation of the winter dances in response to a formal request from the Cultural Preservation …
Please Do This
I was in Charlotte, North Carolina this week. I didn’t see the city though. I can’t tell you where is good to eat and what is a ‘must see.’ I’m not even sure what the weather is like there. The time was spent at the A CALL TO MEN 2015 National Conference – Sports Culture: …
Passkontrolle
I fell in Love! Oh yes! And it was amazing, and beautiful, and painful, and confusing, and uplifting, and, and, and… And, she lived in Austria. No, not Australia; Austria. It is such a common mistake that the tourist vendors all through Austria sell tee shirts of kangaroos with a line crossed through them. There …