Category Archives: authenticity

Landmark Case

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

This month’s Osage newspaper leads with a story of the Cobell case, a landmark decision that impacts all tribes ethically and some tribes financially.

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Trust

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I was thinking about trust the other day when talking about values with someone interested in moving to Portland and joining our staff. We agreed that values are linked to trust.

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Where Are You From?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

One of my mentors, Jack McLeod at the University of Wisconsin, told a crew of new doctoral students to dig deep into theory and understand its roots.

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Home-Made Candles

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

My sister Mary told me what she wants from Santa is to spend time with her kids, so she asked them for creative ways to do stuff together.

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Wah Kee Lah

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I love listening to the Osage language tapes.

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Mother’s Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

My mother grew up in a time when food was scarce and our Thanksgiving meals reflected semblances of her youth growing up in the South, mixed with the bounty of canned and frozen foods of the Fifties and Sixties.

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Getting it right

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I was listening to a local public radio show about Thanksgiving, and folks were invited to phone in and chat about Thanksgiving memories.

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Community Values

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I’m in a muddle this week pondering over community and individual values.

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Sticking to it

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I heard a feature story on the radio that part of the success of the conservative candidates recently has been their ability to keep on message. No matter what.

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Making Meaning

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I want to return to meaning-making and, again, thank you for letting me think out loud.

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