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Restoration and Justice

Dr. Natalie Avalos on Indigenous Spirituality and Buddhist Allies

How might Buddhist and Indigenous wisdom help us forge a path toward structural transformation? In this interview with Buddhistdoor, Dr. Natalie Avalos examines obstacles to environmental stewardship and possible antidotes.
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Reckoning and Restitution

Canada’s Bloody Indigeneous Relations and A Way Forward

As Canada continues to discover bodies of indigeneous children in unmarked graves, the country grapples with this collective trauma, as well as the question of a just response.
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Protecting Oak Flat

A call to defend sacred land of the Western Apache

Mining companies are threatening to turn a sacred site into a copper pit. Many Apaches are working to defend their historic homeland, and you can help.
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Every Day is Earth Day

Reflections on an Annual Observance

Beyond a conceptual knowing, what will support us in realizing our true nature, not just on Earth Day but every day and at every level?
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Divesting the Mind of Colonialism

Land-Based Ethics and Settler Solidarity in a Time of Corona and Revolution

We live in the legacy of colonialism, a human-, white-, and settler-centered view of reality. Buddhist scholar Natalie Avalos shows us how Indigenous and Dharma wisdom call us to live in Right Relationship with Earth and all beings.
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Natalie Avalos
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White Supremacy, Climate Crisis, and Human Trauma

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Zen activist and climate scientist Kritee presents a holistic and integrated analysis of the common roots feeding our current crises.
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Inspired by Standing Rock as the Fires Rage

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As wildfire threatens to engulf her home, and as the world faces disaster following on disaster, Thanissara draws courage from the extraordinary spirit of solidarity she encountered at Standing Rock.
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Plum Village Monastics in Conversation with Bill McKibben

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The renowned environmental activist talks with members of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Plum Village about why we need to abandon Western hyper-individualism and consumer culture and learn to live more simply in community.
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Small Relief in Ongoing Crises

Buddhists from around the world have been coming together in an effort to provide aid to those battling COVID-19 on the front lines, including indigenous communities in the American Southwest.
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The Spiritual Ecology of Tibetan Nomads

A Photo Essay

Through Diane Barker's eyes, we get a view of Tibet’s indigenous “people of the solitudes” even as their sacred land undergoes rapid change.
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