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Speaking with Friends About Indian Boarding Schools

A Native Perspective

Rachel Overstreet

Features

Friends Stand with the Brothertown

Joining an Indian Nation’s efforts to regain recognition.

Kat Griffith

Features

A Homecoming for the Arapaho and Cheyenne

A reckoning for Quakers.

Paula Palmer and Paula Keeth

Features

Never Too Late to Begin Repair

Acknowledging the dark legacy of Quaker-run Indian boarding schools.

Mary Zwirner and Gordon Bugbee

Features

Jiwasa, the Communal We

Recovering a lost foundation of Aymara culture.

Ruben Hilari Quispe. Translated by Renzo Mejia Carranza

Features

Indigenous and Quaker Both

Reflections from Friends in Indigenous-majority meetings.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Poetry

Never Seen

I’ve never seen frost on sand. / I’ve never seen waves withdraw …

Morrow Dowdle

Poetry

Joyful Noise

Arturo is preaching now. / The Aymara gutturals and rasps pour out

Nancy Thomas

Poetry

Music and Silence

We decided, since we are allowed to decide, / since our ritual is flexible, to have instead

Howard Nelson

Online Features

Coming Back to the Land

A story of rematriation in Oneida Nation.

Eileen Flanagan

Online Features

The Respectful Way of Life

A Quaker's education in the ethic of noninterference.

Glenn Morison

Forum

Forum, January 2026

Letters from our readers

Staff

Reflection

Being Heard and Being Attentive

The power of compassionate listening.

Star Ford

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QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, January 2026

What does continuing revelation mean for Quakers?

Staff

News

With Passing of Balanced Budget, Guilford College Is Off Probation [Updated]

Guilford College is off probation as of December 9, according to a press release from the school. SACSCOC affirmed the college's accreditation.

Sharlee DiMenichi

News

Earlham College Announces Staffing Cuts; Western Yearly Meeting Calls for Transparency

Forty-seven employees of Earlham College have had their positions eliminated or their contracts not renewed

Sharlee DiMenichi

Marcia V. Ormsby, MD on Nurturing Spiritual Gifts and Concerns

This writing speaks my heart, my devotion to the spiritual guide within! I couldn’t agree more…
Patrick Nugent on Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Thank you, Peter, for this marvelous article. I also enjoyed re-reading today after many years the…
Tom Louderback on Quakers and Capitalism

Capitalism is supposed to be an economic system with checks and balances, like democracy, and we…
Steven Davison on Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Thank you, Peter, for this ministry. I share your concern. In fact, Pendle Hill just published…