The Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast

Episode 37: Interview with Frances Loberg and Tracy Howe: Prayer as Presence


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Learn about the Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Oak Flat Accompaniment (COFA) team from two current volunteers, Fran Loberg and Tracy Howe. Learn about COFA’s role at Oak Flat, a sacred site that is under threat from a copper mining company, and what led Fran and Tracy to join in the work of protecting sacred land.

Frances Loberg lives in the ancestral land of the Kalapuya Indians, now known as Salem, OR. She has three grown children, is a semi-retired lactation nurse, and has been involved in various movements for peace and justice since her early 20’s. In July of 2024 she attended a training to be a member of the COFA team and then accompanied the Apache Stronghold on their six-week prayer journey across the country, visiting other tribes and churches to pray and build unity as they took their case to the Supreme Court on Sept. 11, 2024.

Rev. Tracy Howe (she/they/womxn) is a songwriter, author, theologian, and activist and uses their creative expression in cultural organizing toward a world of beauty, care and belonging.They are mixed Pinay (Filipino) and European settler living on Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui land in what is now called Tucson, AZ. She is the founder of Restoration Village Arts, a 501c3, and pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Intercultural Arts Research at the University of Arizona where she is a practice-led scholar exploring spirituality in 21st century US-based social movements and the relationship between US settler colonialism and present-day fascism.

Resources:

Apache Stronghold website: apache-stronghold.com/
Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery Study Guide and Bible Reflection Guide
Learn more about Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice
Check out our Coalition Calendar to register for an upcoming orientation
Listen to this previous podcast interview with Dwight Metzger about Oak Flat and Mt. Graham (sacred sister site)

If you’re interested in COFA (Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Oak Flat Accompaniment) or getting involved in Mt. Graham you can email our Oak Flat organizer molly block ([email protected])

Sarah’s and my book: So That We and Our Children May Live: Following Jesus in Confronting the Climate Crisis

Sarah’s and my Substack: So That We and Our Children May Live

You can follow the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery on Instagram (@coalitiontodismantle) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dismantlediscovery)

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