( – promoted by navajo) I went to the SPIRIT garage sale on this cold, windy day in Oklahoma, and donated a couple things. The garage sale was to raise funds so that SPIRIT can achieve 501c3 status; also, it was so that SPIRIT can afford extra traveling expenses for speaking purposes. Brenda Golden, who … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) crossposted at dkos Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods is a public charter school in the Yurok Indian Nation within Northern California. With Native American Indians having some of the highest dropout rates, Gevena Wiki founded Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods, or KRECR (pronounced “krek-er“) to provide … Continued
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( – promoted by navajo) Source Gover recited a litany of wrongs the BIA inflicted on Indians since its creation as the Indian Office of the War Department. Estimates vary widely, but the agency is believed responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Indians. http://scholar.google.com/scho… The last photo from the Fort Smith Historical … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) This is another entry in my New Deal pictorial series. It just takes a roundabout route to get there. We start a generation before the Great Depression, as Seattle photographer Edward Curtis was traveling the west for his epic photographic record of Native Americans. This may be the best … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Racism is based on ignorance and is passed down generationally. One racist adult caretaker may infect a few children with their racism; however, one racist film or television show would infect many more and more deeply ingrain any racism that already was in existence in my opinion. Examples such as … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) 1st actor: “Do you know what I think this is?” Carl: “A bottle cap?” 1st actor: “It’s an arrow head, Carl. This is probably an ancient Indian relic. Right here, right here in the greens and grains.” Carl: “We’re in the handicap zone.” 1st actor: “…I bet we can make … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) “I never did hear the words Native Americans, American Indians, or First Nations in school. I was taught about the Civil War and Slavery, but never did the word Native American come out of my junior high school history teacher’s mouth. He was the football coach of our team, the … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Cross-posted on the Daily Kos For those of you who haven’t followed the Pretty Bird Woman House diaries, to make a long story perhaps too short, last fall I became the shelter’s fundraiser. Last winter, due to the generosity of the Netroots, the shelter bought a 3 bedroom house in … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) The FBI told us that American Indians are still the most assaulted in hate crimes, and I had thought there that “some or many will not admit that violence against Native Americans is made more probable because of the institutionalized racism that is American Indian sports teams mascots, even if … Continued
