Jim Bear Jacobs was born in St. Paul, he is a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation, an American Indian tribe located in central Wisconsin.
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Advocate for American Indian Causes and Injustices
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Jim Bear Jacobs was born in St. Paul, he is a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation, an American Indian tribe located in central Wisconsin. He has degrees in Pastoral Studies and Christian Theology and has served various churches as youth minister, adult Christian educator, and director of Men’s Ministries. Presently he is parish associate at Church of All Nations Presbyterian Church. He is a cultural facilitator in the Twin Cities and works to raise the public’s awareness of American Indian causes and injustices. He is founder/convener of “Healing Minnesota Stories,” an initiative dedicated to creating events of dialogue, education, and healing, particularly within faith communities.
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An Evening With Jim Bear Jacobs
Working to get people talking about race and American Indian history started with a dream. That dream has propelled him to a leadership position in telling the story of American Indians, particularly, the story of the US Dakota War, what led to it and how Native American history unfolded from that war
How the western linear view gets it wrong, offering an indigenous perspective on worldview as an alternative
