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Them vs. Us underlines quick and senseless racism: Cross project explained during Turtle Island Project first Native American Roundtable and conference; emotion filled video on human divisions and prejudices shown by Menominee, MI pastor William Shepard

Northern Michigan Lutheran Rev. Bill Shepard is on a quest - effectively showing how quickly racist opinions are formed - and documenting the sacred meaning of special crosses across the United States.

Turtle Island Project first Native American Roundtable came out strongly against racist location names in Minnesota and across the nation

Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer, director of the Rum River Name Change Organization Inc. in Wahkon, Minnesota, if fighting the distorted name of the Rum River - one of numerous places in the U.S. whose original American Indian names were perverted by racist whites.

Dahlheimer helped introduce a bill to change 14 derogatory geographic place names that are offensive to American Indians

Turtle Island Project first Native American Roundtable came out strongly against racist location names in Minnesota and across the nation

Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer, director of the Rum River Name Change Organization Inc. in Wahkon, Minnesota, if fighting the distorted name of the Rum River - one of numerous places in the U.S. whose original American Indian names were perverted by racist whites.

Dahlheimer helped introduce a bill to change 14 derogatory geographic place names that are offensive to American Indians

Turtle Island Project first Native American Roundtable came out strongly against racist location names in Minnesota and across the nation

Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer, director of the Rum River Name Change Organization Inc. in Wahkon, Minnesota, if fighting the distorted name of the Rum River - one of numerous places in the U.S. whose original American Indian names were perverted by racist whites.

Dahlheimer helped introduce a bill to change 14 derogatory geographic place names that are offensive to American Indians

Centering Prayer helps prepare mind and body to fight racism, environmental injustice; and other evils in the world; Prayer must be accompanied by action 

Featured speaker at the Turtle Island Project (TIP) Native American Roundtable and Regional Conference was Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indian - the co-founder and board chair of the TIP.

The Celtic cross hanging in front of Dr. Cairns has great symbolism. Celtics were indigenous peoples who practiced Earth-based Christianity in Scotland and other European countries.

Racist location names in Minnesota and across the nation were discussed at first Turtle Island Project Native American Roundtable in Munising, Michigan 

Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer, director of the Rum River Name Change Organization Inc. in Wahkon, Minnesota, stands above the Rum River - one of numerous places in the U.S. whose original American Indian names were perverted by racist whites.

Dahlheimer helped introduce a bill to change 14 derogatory geographic place names that are offensive to American Indians.

(photo by Jim Dahlheimer)

TIP NA Roundtable included discussion of Native American authors; Books by late great Native American author Vine Deloria Jr were discussed at roundtable

Turtle Island Project (TIP) Director Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard holds up one of several books on Native Americans during the TIP first Native American Roundtable and conference on Sept. 13-15, 2007 at Eden on the Bay Lutheran Church in Munising.

Resident whose mother was Native American speaks out on reservation teen suicide: Roundtable topics sparked lively discussions on wide range of Native American issues

The debate became lively during portions of the Turtle Island Project’s first Native American Roundtable and Regional Conference held Sept. 13-15, 2007 along the shores of Lake Superior in Munising Michigan.

Pictured left to right in first row are Munising residents Paul Goodburn who listens to Dennis Harbath make a point.

Turtle Island Project co-founders Rev. Dr. George Cairns and TIP Director Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard talk during the Turtle Island Project Grand Island Series on Sept. 13-15, 2007 at Eden on the Bay Lutheran Church in Munising.

Rev Cairns, who is the TIP chairman of the board, gave an inspiring talk describing "centering prayer" and how it helps clear one’s mind that later helps you focus on important issues.

(Photo by Greg Peterson)

Inaugural Grand Island Conference in northern Michigan addressed racism, poverty, teen suicide, derogatory location names, and other issues; Centering prayer, Celtic spiritual issues discussed during Turtle Island Project conference