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Rising Star & Mexican Water
I spent an afternoon with a rising star film maker and the stars she has created, reluctant me and Dana Tiger , absolutely delighting in every moment of the attention. Jane Breckinridge asked us to come to the Euchee Butterfly Farm outside Bixby, OK to screen both of Loren Waters’ short documentaries, Meet Me at the Creek and her latest film, Tiger and to sit for a panel discussion after the viewings. The afternoon’s event began with Creek tribal hymns sung a Capela. I becam
Rebecca Jim
Dec 23 min read
Piney Woods
Out here on the land I am taking back to tallgrass prairie, the electric company and the pine bark beetles are both taking their roles seriously to help in that endeavor
Rebecca Jim
Nov 123 min read
Nominated by Grace
At the annual Oklahoma Native American Elder Honor celebration, I joined 48 others from 23 Oklahoma tribes to be recognized this year. It was held at the First Americans Museum
Rebecca Jim
Nov 84 min read
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I deferred
The image in my head is of the me standing up midst and among the rows of Waterkeepers and yelling the words that 20 years ago Earl...
Rebecca Jim
May 4, 20234 min read
I Come Back
Many years ago, my dad experienced a moment that occurred one afternoon in downtown Vinita. Two old Cherokee men were walking toward each...
Rebecca Jim
Mar 26, 20233 min read
Light of the Moon
Over the last few months, I have continued to listen to your stories and have been touched by the generosity you have shown not only to...
Rebecca Jim
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Start with Trees
LEAD’s Community Garden went to sleep for the most part during the Pandemic. We didn’t gather volunteers, no Garden Parties, not a weekly...
Rebecca Jim
Mar 4, 20233 min read
Lowdown at the Coleman
The takeaway for me was, run as fast as you can, dance every dance, do what you will, but do it NOW. The days may be numbered to...
Rebecca Jim
Feb 24, 20233 min read
You Have a Right
2/12/2023 Channeling my thoughts with you, from my heart to yours. I am angry that YOU have been disrespected. People who made decisions...
Rebecca Jim
Feb 12, 20233 min read
Not a Party Girl
I don’t get invited to many parties. The best thing that ever happened to me was being a ROPES course instructor. Why? The games. And the...
Rebecca Jim
Feb 12, 20234 min read
Big Chicken Got Cooked
It took 13 years for the judge in Tulsa to make his decisions about the way Big Chicken junked the Illinois River Watershed. But the decisio
Rebecca Jim
Jan 29, 20233 min read
More Than Shade
There is power in trees. They can heat us in the winter they can cool us in the summer. They can lift our spirits, they can transport us...
Rebecca Jim
Jan 19, 20233 min read
We All Dream
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others? Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream. I had one too. His...
Rebecca Jim
Jan 19, 20233 min read
Checking My List
The season lies about us and remaining on my list are those closest to me. The dear and most cherished, the remarkable cogs that turn...
Rebecca Jim
Dec 26, 20221 min read
No Body's Story
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens Dickens' A Christmas Carol is read on Christmas...
Rebecca Jim
Dec 26, 20223 min read
Off Duty
Jennifer Little, the gift LEAD Agency got for Christmas arrived early enough to capture the seasons of joy and the stark reality of our...
Rebecca Jim
Dec 11, 20224 min read
It's Hard
I knew it would be hard. The questions on the Flood Survey need to be answered but the heartache and disgust of what past floods have...
Rebecca Jim
Nov 26, 20223 min read
Survey Your Moment
What is LEAD Agency doing right now? We are deeply into surveys. The word survey can be both a noun and a verb, since a survey can be a...
Rebecca Jim
Nov 21, 20223 min read
A Night Out
Red Dirt and Brownfields was not a place but a time. A Geography professor, a filmmaker, an author, a photographer and an activist met...
Rebecca Jim
Nov 21, 20223 min read
Who Done It?
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou This town has...
Rebecca Jim
Nov 21, 20224 min read
Black and Orange
What right do a group of fellows have to violate the Clean Water Act and dam up a natural flowing stream? No right. It is against the...
Rebecca Jim
Oct 30, 20223 min read
The Bridge
"Action is the bridge between thoughts and reality" ~ Richie Norton I'd like there to be a future. Of course there will be a future,...
Rebecca Jim
Oct 30, 20223 min read
Wednesday Morning
Together we have thought and pondered. We have tuned up our voices. And practiced believing our lives matter. There have been alignments...
Rebecca Jim
Oct 15, 20224 min read
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