The Great Law of Peace and other Histories of Indigenous Humanity

TIME CHANGE FOR OCTOBER 11: 1 PM TO 2:30 PM at the same place, Isles coffee shop next to Birchbark Books.
Name of facilitator: Becca Reilly
E-mail: becca@wrongway.org
Phone: 651-230-4675
Course description:
Engage in story-telling and history-exploring to deepen your understanding of peace, particularly of the Great Law of Peace and indigenous humanity, and brainstorm about peace work today. Memorize the story of the Six Nations Confederacy and apply it to other theories of governance for peace, because the Confederacy of old is yet a democracy that has lasted longer than that of ancient Athens. The Western (eur-american) world has been shaped by thinkers who visited and learned from indigenous societies, from Michel de Montaigne to Ben Franklin, and we should too.
Texts: The Great Law of Peace of the Longhouse People, translated by Akwesasne Notes, Iriquois Culture and Commentary by Douglas George-Kenentiio, The Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World: 15,000 Years of Inventions and Innovations, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
Class Time: 3 – 5 pm on Saturdays
Class Dates: Sept. 27, October 4, October 11 , October 18...
Place: The coffee shop connected to Birchbark Books, 2115 West 21st Street in Minneapolis.
Class size: Minimum 2 Maximum 11
What experience do you bring to this class?
I am memorizing the story of The Great Law of Peace, as it was told to me by the person who last taught the Great Law of Peace class, Ray Tricomo. I came to almost every session of the class, and Ray is helping me over the summer to tell the story right. I'm experienced in discussing peace because I like to listen and speak my mind, as well, whether at the Nobel Peace Prize Forums of the past two years, my college's student Feminist Collective or Coalition of Student Activists, or with the People of Faith Peacemakers group and the Tackling Torture at the Top group which I meet with bi-weekly. I have gained experience discussing international law this summer, as I lived with a German immigration lawyer in Berlin for six weeks and took a political science class on the EU. My experience discussing American Indian issues comes from the Contemporary American Indian Issues class I audited, my participation in Augsburg College's American Indian Student Group last year, and of course Ray's Experimental College class.