The Power of Collective Participation
The vision I have for the Riverton Peace Mission is a community power-building organization for Indigenous people with abundant support...
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Towards Community Harmony
Chesie Lee
- May 28
- 2 min
Hate or Compassion: Our Choice
A white Riverton businessman this past week posted on Facebook a self-made video car tour in Riverton showing Indigenous people sleeping...
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Chesie Lee
- May 21
- 2 min
Getting Justice is Hard
The issues that the Riverton Peace Mission (RPM) takes on are not easy. If you read last week’s Sunday article in the Casper Star Tribune...
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Chesie Lee
- May 14
- 2 min
Is Being Entitled Bad?
Dictionary definitions describe “entitlement” as what one has a right to or deserves. However, I sometimes hear entitlement used as a...
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Chesie Lee
- May 7
- 2 min
Next Steps
We listen to those on the front lines. We read books. We talk with our friends as we struggle with learning truths about our own...
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Chesie Lee
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Qualified Immunity vs. De-escalation
Members of U.S. Congress are proposing legislation to limit qualified immunity for law enforcement. What qualified immunity means is that...
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Chesie Lee
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Talking about Racism and Discomfort
How do we name racism without white people feeling uncomfortable? Is it possible? Can we cloak our words in a way to expose racism...
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Chesie Lee
- Apr 16
- 1 min
To Be or Not to Be Woke?
“Woke” is a term born out of the Black Lives Matter movement to describe someone who recognizes racism and injustices that racism causes....
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Chesie Lee
- Apr 9
- 2 min
Advances in Leadership for RPM
Congratulations and thanks to Leslie Spoonhunter who has stepped up to be Co-Chair with Allison Sage for the Board of Directors of the...
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Chesie Lee
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Generosity for Justice
I applaud those who give to the Riverton Peace Mission (RPM) to support waking up the community to repair inequities that harm Native...
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Chesie Lee
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Does Anti-Racism Training Work?
One request in the Riverton Peace Mission’s petition to the Riverton City Council is for training to address institutional racism for the...
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Chesie Lee
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Unhoused Summit a Success
Martin Blackburn, Northern Arapaho, said he asked an elder what was the Arapaho word for “the homeless.” The elder explained that the...
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Chesie Lee
- Mar 12
- 2 min
What comes first?
Shelter. Access to food and water. Community safety. Health care. Equity. Belonging and acceptance. Justice. All of these need to come...
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Chesie Lee
- Mar 5
- 2 min
Now that we know…
Study of The 1619 Project in a book club that meets weekly took months because we discussed only one chapter each meeting. Those of us...
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Chesie Lee
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Why Are We Bothered?
As I understand it, the man came into the business and sat down at a table. It was at the end of the day, and he was cold and tired. He...
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Chesie Lee
- Feb 13
- 2 min
About the Police
“I hate the police.” Those words were heard during a discussion about data documenting racism in police arrests in Fremont County. The...
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Chesie Lee
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Opposite of Poverty
We may think of poverty as being without wealth. If we think of it that way, then the solution to poverty is viewed as needing more...
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Chesie Lee
- Jan 22
- 2 min
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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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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