8. In Conversation with Paula Palmer

In Episode 8 of the Western Friend podcast, the hosts speak with sociologist, writer, and activist Paula Palmer.  A member of Boulder Friends Meeting (IMYM), Palmer  co-coordinates “Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples,” a program of Friends Peace Teams.

In this episode, Paula shares about: 

• the importance of collaboration and relationships
• listening and learning from locals
• Quaker history and boarding schools
• a path towards healing

We were joined by a live audience, and the second half of this episode is the Q and A featuring some wonderful questions for Paula. Would you like to join us for an upcoming episode? 

Find information on how you can JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING LIVE RECORDINGS on March 8th and April 12th HERE.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 7:20 On collaboration and building relationships
• 13:45 On learning from locals
• 17:54 The role of Quakers during the era of boarding schools
• 22:47 On the importance of listening
• 27:10 The process to facilitate healing
• 30:38 What can we do?
• 35:57 On reparations and right relations
• 36:51 Land back
• 42:35 How Paula is processing this current moment
• 48:01 How can we better tune in to our blind spots?
• 50:00 Where would one start to return land?
• 1:02:59 What would accountability partnerships look like?