Leaning into Resistance
When I see resistance, my first inclination is to back off or run to a place to feel safe and comfortable. I suspect that I am not alone...
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Towards Community Harmony
Chesie Lee
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Challenges of Undoing Racism
I give thanks to those with the courage to step out of their comfort zones to work to end racism. Whether calling out microaggressions,...
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Chesie Lee
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Transient, Homeless or Unhoused?
How do we categorize someone who sleeps at night outside despite the weather because they do not have a welcoming, warm, and safe place...
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Chesie Lee
- Jan 2
- 2 min
We Shall Overcome!
I enter into 2023 with faith that this year we shall overcome. Not blind faith. Not naïve faith. But faith to courageously unite to...
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Chesie Lee
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Good news for all!
Descendants of white settlers seek to become aspiring allies with Indigenous peoples, but we are still learning how without supremist...
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Chesie Lee
- Dec 11, 2022
- 2 min
What are churches doing?
I attended State Senator Tim Salazar’s town meeting at the Riverton library. Sen. Salazar, recently appointed to the Wyoming Senate’s...
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Chesie Lee
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
Who let the elephant out?
The phrase “the elephant in the room,” means an issue that those present know exists but does not talk about, such as a member of the...
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Chesie Lee
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
Advent for change
Advent means a time to prepare for what is coming. The Riverton Peace Mission, with hope and courage, prepares for a shift from reacting...
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Chesie Lee
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: Smallpox, Diabetes and Thanksgiving
I was asked what the Riverton Peace Mission is doing for Native American Heritage Month. My initial reaction was that for RPM, every...
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Chesie Lee
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: Native Americans Are Not Transients
Last week I wrote about how Indian Removal continues today in different forms. Today, I write about a Native American, age 52, being...
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Chesie Lee
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: Indian Removal Continues Today
I am in a book club studying The 1619 Project. This last week we read about The Indian Removal Act (signed into law by Andrew Jackson in...
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Chesie Lee
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Taking the Trouble to Vote
Last Friday I voted in Wyoming’s General Elections. I took advantage of the Early Voting opportunity, so that I can be available to give...
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Chesie Lee
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Week’s Highlights Give Me Hope
The Riverton Peace Mission was super engaged this past week. On Monday we met with Riverton city officials again challenging leaders to...
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Chesie Lee
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: On Our Way to the Polls
Thursday evening, I was tired but pushed myself to attend a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters (LWV) at the library...
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Chesie Lee
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
Three Books, Three Perspectives
I am asked, “What do Natives want?” A good question for white Americans as we struggle seeking to undue the harm caused by colonization....
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Chesie Lee
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: Standing Together
This past week was amazing, illustrating that by standing together we are stronger. Our standing together gives me hope for a community...
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Chesie Lee
- Sep 21, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: Wondering Why
This week I received this inquiry: “There have been 5 officer involved shootings in Fremont County in the last 3 years. Wondering why RPM...
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Chesie Lee
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: Is Never Again Possible?
Three years after the killing of Andy Antelope by Riverton Police Officer James Donahue, the community still asks unanswered questions. A...
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Chesie Lee
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: We Ask the Wrong Questions
Last Monday the Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Tribal Relations met in Riverton. At these meetings is an opportunity for...
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Chesie Lee
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Chesie's Journal: From the 1963 Dream to 2022 Reality
Today, August 28th, marks the 59th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream” speech . I was there; the second time to be...
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