October 11, 2026: Indiana, Land of the Indians
Dr. Stephanie Kimball and the Indigenous Studies Working Group
Euro-American and traditional indigenous attitudes toward land differ greatly: One sees it as property, as something to control and conquer; the other sees it as a partner, as something to nurture and live alongside. What can we learn from the latter?
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Ringing of the World Bell
Greeting
Congregational Prelude
#21 For the Beauty of the Earth
Land Acknowledgement
Judy Berkshire
Welcome & Announcements
Mary Beth O’Brien, Worship Associate (9:30 a.m.)
Amira Sabbagh, Worship Associate (11:30 a.m.)
Lighting the Chalice Flame
Judy Berkshire (9:30 a.m.)
Eileen Kopper (11:30 a.m.)
Time for All Ages
Dr. Stephanie Kimball, Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration
Musical Interlude
Ray Fellman, piano
Reading
“Tecumseh” by Mary Oliver
Judy Berkshire
Pastoral Prayer and Meditation
Hymn
#298 Wake Now My Senses
Reading
from Gary Snyder’s The Practice of the Wild
Dedication of Offering
This fiscal year, 25% of our non-pledge Sunday offerings will be donated to Farm to Family to support their SNAP matching program at the Bloomington Farm Stop Collective, which will expand access to local food by doubling SNAP benefits for eligible food items.
You can contribute to the basket online at this link, or pay your pledge online.
Offertory
Ray Fellman, piano
Reflection
Zach Ammerman
Gift of Music
“Parcel of Rogues,” trad. Scottish Melody, lyrics and arrangements by Windborne after a song by Robert Burns
UUCB Choir
Susan Swaney, Director of Music
Reflection
Judy Berkshire
Closing Hymn
#173 In The Branches of the Forest
Benediction
Maria Renner, Ministerial Intern
Some actions you can take to support Native Americans locally:
- Write letters of support for the Prophetstown Planting Project to Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
- Ask questions about further development of educational displays and the building of a historically accurate native village at Prophetstown State Park.
- Write letters to the Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Indiana Landmarks, and Indiana Division of Historical Preservation and Archaeology to ask that Native Americans who died at the Battle of Tippecanoe be acknowledged on the grounds of that national historic landmark.
- Encourage expansion of land usage by Native Americans on other Indiana public lands.
- Explore the possibility of how Indiana could begin a land back program for the Native American tribes who lived on here.
- Ask that the state ensure scholarships are given to Native Americans at land grant colleges and other state universities and that these universities conduct outreach to young Native Americans.
- Form a group to create a plan to change creek names in Monroe County to their Native American name & take action.
- Sponsor field trips for local students to nearby places where Native Americans lived.
- Take a field trip with other UU folks to the Buffalo Trace remnant in Hoosier National Forest in Orange County.
- Support fundraising activities for the Shawnee Seed Sanctuary and the Prophetstown Alliance.
- Come to the Harvest Celebration at Prophetstown State Park on November 8 to strengthen personal relationships with Indiana’s Indians.
Sponsor an Elder Returning Home to Prophetstown for the Historic Harvest Celebration
$280 ... supports a carload of people coming from Oklahoma
$150 ... covers hotel expenses for one person, one night
$50 ... covers incidental expenses
Any amount is helpful!
Click here to find out more ways to get involved and donate to the Shawnee Seed Sanctuary Prophetstown Project.
Upcoming Events and Classes!
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Today
UU the Vote updates: Early voting has begun! Today, stop by the UU the Vote Action Hub (Rm 106) to see a sample ballot and get your limited-edition "UU the VOTE" button to wear to the polls and to the October 17 No Kings rally (2:30-5:00pm at the Monroe County Courthouse). Find voting times and a sample ballot at indianavoters.com.
The Reproductive Justice Task Force will be tabling during Community Hour.
The UU Humanist Forum meets at 1 p.m. in Room 208 with an option to join online. Miles Eddy presents “Are Verifiable Elections Possible?”
The Coming of Age Workshop will be held at 2:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.
This Week
Monday Voter Outreach Nights takes place weekly on Mondays in Room 106 (Our UU the Vote Action Hub!) at 6 p.m. Join the Democracy Task Force every Monday from 6-7:30 in Room 106 to make calls and write postcards to voters.
The Grief-and-Loss Support Group meets on Monday, October 12, at 7 p.m. in the Library.
Pastoral Conversations meets on Wednesdays at
12:15 p.m. in the Library.
Heartland String Band meets on Thursday, October 15, at 5:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. This merry band gathers to play old-time and Celtic music as well as folks songs, and all lovers of this music are warmly invited to bring an instrument and join.
Next Sunday
The International Outreach Task Force will be holding a bake sale during Community Hour.
The Green Sanctuary Task Force meets at 12:45 p.m. in Room 112.
The Young Adult Pizza and Hike will take place at 1 p.m. in the Library with a hike to follow at Lake Griffy.
The UU Freethinkers meet at 1 p.m. in Room 208.
