Miguel Trujillo of Isleta Pueblo and his daughter. Trujillo, a World War II veteran, successfully battled state authorities in 1948 for his right to vote in New Mexico nearly a quarter century after Congress extended citizenship to all Indians. Efforts to suppress the Native vote continue today in several states. Vote-by-mail has made it much … Continued
When the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo arrived in what was to become Los Angeles in 1542, his ship anchored off Santa Catalina Island where it was greeted by a large canoe filled with Indian people who called themselves kumi.vit, and who would later be identified as the Gabreleño/Gabrielino-Tongva. The Gabreleño-Tongva occupied the area as … Continued
It is unfortunate that on a daily basis, there are stories about terrible things members of Republican leadership are doing to America. Today, instead of writing about those doing the wrong thing, I think it is time we throw some praise toward our Democratic legislators who are doing the right thing and representing all of … Continued
When on October 9th the US Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a 2103 North Dakota voter ID law disenfranchising thousands of voters living on reservations, I felt compelled to act. Regardless of party, all Americans should agree everyone has the right to vote. In 2012 North Dakota elected Democratic US Senator Heidi … Continued
One of the characteristics of American culture is an obsession with private property. The idea of holding land in common, as was the practice of Indian nations, was seen as uncivilized, un-Christian, and a barrier to civilization. The policies of the American government with regard to Indian nations were generally based on socioreligious concepts rather … Continued
Kevin Killer is a former state legislator in South Dakota and a senior fellow at Prism. Hau Mitakuyapi! (Hello my relatives!) Please allow me to introduce myself as a new Prism fellow. I recently completed 10 years in the South Dakota legislature and have been in politics for the past 14 years. In the majority … Continued
Sealth was born about 1786. His father, Schweabe, was Suquamish and his mother, Scholitza, was Duwamish. As a young boy in 1792, he witnessed the arrival of the first Europeans to his area: British Captain George Vancouver entered Puget Sound and traded with the Suquamish. In his short biography of Seattle in the Encyclopedia of … Continued
https://www.google.com/search?q=native+american+stereotypes+in+film&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0gtmz-cnUAhVW5GMKHRiyBW8Q_AUIBygC&biw=1366&bih=662&dpr=1#imgrc=orsbl95_XLI64M: The University of Wyoming is challenged by helping “audiences understand the context and/or story for the play without taking undue or illegal liberties with the script.” Published June 18, 2017 The 1960 musical, which is about two neighboring fathers who trick their children into falling in love by pretending to feud, contains a scene … Continued
The “Early Days” statue being removed on September 14, 2018 ~Neeta Lind is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and writes about Native issues. We won. After decades of debate, a deeply painful reminder to all Native peoples and particularly the many tribes in California is now gone. Early this morning before sunrise a … Continued
The Southwest Culture Area is a culturally diverse area. Geographically it covers all of Arizona and New Mexico and includes parts of Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Texas as well as parts of the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua. Much of this area is semi-arid; part of it is true desert (southern Arizona); and part … Continued
