Author Archives: Stephen Carr Hampton

About Stephen Carr Hampton

Stephen Carr Hampton is an enrolled citizen of Cherokee Nation, an avid birder since age 7, and a former resource economist for the California Department of Fish & Game, where he worked as a tribal liaison and conducted natural resource damage assessments and oversaw environmental restoration projects after oil spills. He writes most often about Native history and contemporary issues, birds, and climate change.

Bernie’s attention to Native issues is unprecedented

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Bernie Sanders appointed a respected Native advocate as his adviser on Native issues– and it appears she’s doing a good job and he is listening to her. It’s hard to think of a presidential candidate– ever– that gave such attention … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged #bernie, indians, native americans | 1 Comment

Solar arrays in the desert: Killing more birds than you imagine

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In the past three years there has been a stunning and seemingly reckless increase in solar farms in California. Before 2013, solar farms covered four square miles of land. They now cover nearly 60 square miles and more are planned. … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged #bird, #birdsmatter, #solarbirdkills, array, bird kills, birds, california valley solar, campo verde, daggett, desert sunlight, energy, farms, Ivanpah, mohave, mortality, mount signal, panoche, power tower, raven, solar, solar star, topaz solar | 7 Comments

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Choctaw Nation

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Here is a wonderful story of how the impoverished Choctaw Nation took up an offering and sent $170 to Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of 1847. This monument to that act of charity stands in Ireland today.

Posted in news, Uncategorized | Tagged #ireland, #stpatricksday, 1847, Choctaw, irish, memorial, potato famine, St Patricks Day | 2 Comments

Will the GOP Deny Trump his Manifest Destiny?

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

The Republican Party faces an epic meltdown: either they yield to the redneck zombie apocalypse brought on by Donald Trump, or they face a brokered convention. With Trump’s loss in Ohio, the latter is now more likely. Here are a … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged #election2016, #GOPconvention, #Hilary, #Kasich, #Rubio, ethnic cleansing, Indian Removal, internment, Japanese, manifest destiny, racism, trump | Leave a comment

Racism at Nebraska High School Basketball Tournament

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

just re-tweeting this; it speaks for itself http://panicbutton.sportsblog.com/posts/13931503/racism-alive-and-well-at-nebraska-state-basketball-tournaments.html

Posted in news | Tagged basketball, high school, native americans, Nebraska, racism | Leave a comment

Trump: anti-Denali and full of racist imagery

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Presidential candidate and National Idiot Donald Trump recently stated that changing the US government’s official name of the continent’s highest mountain from McKinley to Denali (which is what all the locals call it anyway) was “a great insult to Ohio” … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged #trumpslams, casino, denali, indians, mohawk, native americans, trump | Leave a comment

Malheur update: Native artifacts impacted

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In the aftermath of the militia takeover, the FBI released a statement detailing their process for checking for booby traps, investigating the crime scene, and ultimately re-opening the refuge. Their statement addressed impacts to Native artifacts: the FBI is deploying … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged #Oregonstandoff, artifacts, Bundy, Burns, FBI, indians, investigation, Malheur, Native, Native American history, Paiute | Leave a comment

Re-post: Malheur is now free of militants

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Here is my original post on the occupation. https://memoriesofthepeople.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/more-range-wars-and-white-privilege/

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Chris Rock, the Academy Awards, and Native Americans

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

With the Academy Awards under scrutiny for its all-white nominations, and Chris Rock schedule to host the awards show amid boycotts (he was schedule to be the host before the nominations came out), NPR interviews the 1491s about the The Revenant … Continue reading →

Posted in news, Uncategorized | Tagged 1491's, Academy Awards, Chris Rock, film, hollywood, native americans, npr | Leave a comment

A Dead Hawk-Owl, Native Americans, and Bird Conservation

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On December 30, 2015, Dan Waggoner, a bird-watcher, discovered a Northern Hawk-Owl near Brewster, Washington, on the Colville Reservation. A charismatic bird, and very rare south of Canada, the news spread on social media, resulting in a steady flow of … Continue reading →

Posted in news, Uncategorized | Tagged brewster, colville, condor, ebird, etiquette, first nations, hawk-owl, hooper bay, indians, kokechik, MBTA, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, native americans, reservation, restoration, seabird youth network, Yurok | 3 Comments