The Yakama people have been living with horses for hundreds of years. In all that time, horses living wild on their land have been a part of their wealth. When settler culture […]
Too Many Horses
Blood of the Earth
I live in the country of the Columbia River, above the lake that spills into one of its tributaries, the Okanogan River. In this country, there are many rivers like the Okanagan, such […]
A Mission of Peace
In 1848 Father Charles Marie Pandosy was ordained on the Oregon Trail when news that the Whitman family had been massacred at Walla Walla, in the Columbia Plateau. Fear led to the […]
The Power of Rock
Life is a great force on this planet, but so is rock. Just look at this one!The interplay of this kind of steadiness and resistance within the web of life can be most […]
Biscuit Root Makes History
I found a rich community of biscuit root growing on a scree slope. They’re hard to harvest there (which is, likely, why they’re still there), but they love it. Beautiful Biscuit Root […]
Okanagan Easter Meditation
This is what Easter looks like here. Do you see that? Yeah, no people. Canada is an urban country. It views its land as a resource, to be used to create more urban space. […]
Walking With Coyote and Looking at the Stars
Walking through the bunchgrass. Walking through the sagebrush. Walking over the bed of an ancient sea. Looking at a supernova. Looking at planetary clusters. Looking at the solar system. Looking at the […]
The Earth is Dying (And Not Because of Global Warming)
I went up the hill, and I found one sagebrush buttercup. Take a look, so you’ll be present in this scene. It’s important. It’s about the state of the earth and the state […]
The Urban Planning Paradox
Without planning, there is chaos. Goose and Gull Chaos Oh, wait, maybe it’s with planning that there’s chaos. Okanagan Paradise A park bench, a valley view, and the grassland hill behind. Might it be […]
The Achilles Heel of Justin Trudeau’s Canada
The leader of The Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has put his shoulder behind the wheel of a thing he calls “The Middle Class”. This is not the middle class that […]
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