Finished listening to the book The 1619 Project.  Very insightful.  Unveils the history that is hidden from the general history of the United States.  Backing that up with Becoming Kin by Indigenous writer Patty Krawec who also presents a history that is contrary to the general one we hear.  How can we go about creating history books that incorporate the common history of the U.S.? Seems we would gain from that to truly become a nation for All The People

Spent yesterday making 10 cloth diapers for Lutheran world relief

Researched the immigration and land laws in effect when my father's side of the family immigrated into the U.S.  Basically the Dawes Act, which divided up Indigenous land through allotment, enabled my family to come and as farmers take over land that belonged to Indigenous People and the Indigenous People who were forced to move to Kansas and Oklahoma in the late 19th century.  

In an area 3/4 of a mile from our house I collected these 152 aluminum cans.  It took more than a couple of people to make these deposits.  What percentage of humans are in this category of not caring about the earth? 

Jemar Tisby highlighted this paper today.  I had just listened yesterday to discussions of this post reconstruction policing in the book 1619 Project.  “One Continuous Graveyard”: Emancipation and the Birth of the Professional Police Force | AAIHS

Attended Great Spirit church in Portland today.  Learned about Native drumming, a program called the Wisdom of the Elders organization in Portland, and the spiritual perspective of Navajo citizen Mark Charles.  Aho

Signing up with the company Ridwell to pick up "hard to recycle" items from our neighborhood.  A biweekly service.