Entrance to the Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock It’s Cannonball, North Dakota but with the temperature hovering around -25 degrees Fahrenheit with windchill factored in it feels like the planet Hoth in “The Empire Strikes Back.” The whiteness of the landscape and the intense cold brings such comparisons to mind. The NoDAPL camp, which … Continued
I’m asking for your help. Below is a letter I’m sending to Rachel Maddow to have my friend on her show, and hopefully more consistently to discuss American Indian issues. As you may know, I think that is sorely needed. All I’m asking you to do is say something supportive or kind, so I can … Continued
In providing a broad overview of the hundreds of distinct American Indian cultures found in North America, it is common for museums, historians, archaeologists, and ethnologists to use a culture area model. This model is based on the observation that different groups of people living in the same geographic area often share many cultural features. … Continued
The traditional homeland of the Luiseño was in the area of the San Luis Rey River and their name, given to them by the Spanish, comes from the San Luis Rey de Francia mission which was established in their territory in 1798. The aboriginal name for the Luiseño is presently unknown. In her entry on … Continued
The northern part of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington was originally the homeland for two different American Indian nations: the Makah on the west and the Clallam (S’Klallam, Klallam) on the east. The Olympic Peninsula is located in the Northwest Coast culture area which is characterized by aboriginal subsistence patterns that relied on fishing and … Continued
In providing a broad overview of the hundreds of distinct American Indian cultures found in North America, it is common for museums, historians, archaeologists, and ethnologists to use a culture area model. This model is based on the observation that different groups of people living in the same geographic area often share many cultural features. … Continued
The Portland Art Museum’s Center for Contemporary Native Art recently brought together two Cherokee artists, Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation) and Luzene Hill (Eastern Band Cherokee), for an exhibit called Connecting Lines. According to the museum display: “Art is powerful. It has the ability to take an idea, a concept, and mold it into an object. … Continued
Confederate Corey Stewart (R. VA) He should but he won’t: Saying Corey Stewart has a “reputation for vitriolic rhetoric intended to fan the flames of racism,” the leaders of the local branch of the NAACP called Monday for him to resign as chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors. During a pre-eclipse press … Continued
We have not forgotten what you did to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. As Hurricane Florence heads toward the U.S. mainland and evacuation orders are being issued by states on its path, the Orange Occupant of the White House decided to pretend to be presidential and exhibit concern for those folks being affected … Continued
Chief Pretty Nose, Cheyenne, 1878. https://imgur.com/gallery/CFggo Yesterday, November 24, 2017, the day after Thanksgiving, was celebrated as Native American Heritage Day. The month of November is generally designated as Native American Heritage Month. According to www.census.gov/…, the first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. Red Fox James, a member of … Continued
