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This American Book Award–winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history. Free discussion guide availableDiscussion Guide, Hardcover | By Raoul Peck, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | May 27, 2025 | For Adults | From Beacon PressTagged as: America, History, History, Indigenous American, JusticeProduct -
When we become fully aware of our limited time on earth we can still leave behind flowers and songs.Reflection | By Tania Y Márquez | May 17, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Beauty, Death, Indigenous American, International, Personal Stories, WorshipPage/Article -
Cultures of gratitude must also be cultures of reciprocity.Reading | By Robin Wall Kimmerer | May 19, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Indigenous American, Interdependence, Relationships, Responsibility, WorshipWorship element -
Respect one another, support one another, bring your gift to the world and receive the gifts of others, and there will be enough for all.Reading | By Robin Wall Kimmerer | May 17, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Earth, Earth-Centered, Indigenous American, Interdependence, Nature, WorshipWorship element -
I was leaving my mom in another world, located far away from mine.Reflection | By Mike Adams | October 6, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: History, Identity, Indigenous American, Indigenous Peoples Day, Race/Ethnicity, Resilience, WorshipPage/Article -
This book challenges readers to learn US history through a narrative that centers the story, the experiences, and the perspectives of Indigenous peoples, and upends myths and misinformation that have been taught by leaders and media.Study Guide | October 8, 2020 | For High School, Adults | From Common ReadTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Indigenous American, Indigenous Rights, White Supremacy CulturePage/Article -
Deep in the shadow of night, down near the crossroads and cemetery gates, with bitter liquor and cigar smoke wafting, I greet you. Clad in white, upon the floor before shrines, following the names of the Ancestors being uttered, I greet you. You are the sacred and righteous rage of my people.Prayer | By Byron Tyler Coles | June 2, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Anger, Awe, Direct Experience, Generations, Indigenous American, Meaning, Power, Race/Ethnicity, Relationships, Secular, WonderWorship element
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Non-Indigenous people who seek to reconnect with the earth must be wary of the dangerous problem of spiritual theft. On the one hand, we have much to learn from Native peoples about this land and about what it means to honor our relationship to the land. We must take our lead from those who have...Reading | By Myke Johnson | July 25, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Earth, Earth-Centered, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility, Seven Principles, Spiritual PracticeWorship element -
UU minister Rev. Danielle Di Bona shares her experience of learning about her indigenous heritage.Story | By Danielle Di Bona | January 6, 2019 (reviewed December 2024) | For Children, Youth, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: History, Indigenous American, Indigenous Peoples Day, Oppression, ThanksgivingPage/Article -
Something new could come out of this moment of discomfort; something like healing. This is our opportunity to reimagine what Thanksgiving could be — and who we could be.Reflection | By Daniel Gregoire | November 21, 2018 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, History, Indigenous American, Responsibility, ThanksgivingPage/Article -
I want to tell you about my bicycle. The frame is a sparkly kind of blue and it has pink handlebar tape. And guess what color the wheels are? Lime green! I love my bicycle. Now suppose this was your bicycle. And suppose one day you biked to school and totally forgot to lock your bike when you got...Story | By Isabel Call | November 9, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), America, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, History, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, ThanksgivingWorship element
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In 1617, a few years before English settlers landed, an epidemic began to spread through the area that became southern New England. It likely came from British fishermen, who had been fishing off the coast for decades. By 1620, ninety to ninety-six percent of the population had died. It decimated...Reading | By Myke Johnson | November 4, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, History, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, ThanksgivingWorship element -
Every October and November in the United States, we find ourselves in a season of false and misleading stories about European settlers and Native Americans. First there’s the story that Columbus discovered America in 1492. Then there’s the story about the Pilgrims and the Indians at the first...Reading | By Myke Johnson | November 4, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, History, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, ThanksgivingWorship element -
The religion Kanenuiakea, though hundreds of years old, has been practiced entirely in secret since the Hawaiian Kingdom and its Constitution were overthrown in 1893.Story | By Susan Dana Lawrence | March 1, 2018 (reviewed June 2025) | For Youth, Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Activism, Indigenous American, OppressionPage/Article -
“Though we tremble before uncertain futures, may we meet illness, death, and adversity with strength. May we dance in the face of our fears,” writes trailblazer Gloria Anzaldua, who knew a thing or two about courage. Courage requires both vulnerability and careful strategy. Like other people of...Reflection | By Marisol Caballero | September 29, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Anti-Oppression, Courage, Identity, Indigenous American, International, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, VulnerabilityWorship element -
In every worship service at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, you’ll hear diverse voices, sources, and viewpoints. The congregation is committed to being a multicultural community, and honors that commitment in every service in a measurable, noticeable way: at least one worship...Leader Resource | By Christian Schmidt, Kristin Grassel Schmidt | March 7, 2017 | From WorshipLabTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Diversity, Humanism, Identity, Indigenous American, International, Multiculturalism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Seven PrinciplesPage/Article -
Spirit of Life, We hold in our hearts the peaceful protestors of all tribes and faiths who are gathered at Standing Rock, protecting sacred water and land. They ask for respect, they ask for our government to help protect their sacred lands and the water that sustains their lives....Prayer | By Diana Smith | December 7, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Climate Justice, Commitment, Direct Experience, Earth, Human Rights, Indigenous American, Justice, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Outside The flags fly Down the highway, hanging on to the back of large trucks or the chest of a man....Poetry | By Laura Bogle | November 29, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 6th Principle (World Community), America, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Direct Experience, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity, Spiritual Practice, SpiritualityWorship element -
Over 500 years ago, European governments adopted something called the Doctrine of Discovery: any lands and resources not already ruled by a European Christian monarch automatically became the property of whatever government whose subjects traveled to and occupied the territory. This Doctrine of...Homily | By Kristin Grassel Schmidt | November 25, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Direct Experience, Earth, History, Indigenous American, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity, SpiritualityWorship element
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We gather at Thanksgiving, in some sense, to retell the creation myth of our country. In this myth is our very best and our very worst: a boldness; a care for the common good; a wish to say we before I. Yet from even before the first Thanksgiving feast, it’s a story of theft and violence, and a...Reading | By David Schwartz | November 15, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), America, Anti-Oppression, Freedom, Generations, History, Humanism, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, Secular, ThanksgivingWorship element