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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.

Twelve Things More Offensive than the Washington Redsk*ns

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Much has been written about the problems associated with team mascot names like the Redsk*ns—their derogatory history, their effect on indigenous youth, and the inevitable offensive chants and signs from fans of opposing teams (e.g. “scalp the Redsk*ns”, etc.). Thanks … Continue reading →

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On this date… November 6, 1755… Pennsylvania

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date in 1755, the Delaware leader Shingas paused at the mouth of Loyalhanna Creek during his raids on English homesteads and addressed his prisoners: “I do not want to carry on the war against the English and am … Continue reading →

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On this date… November 3, 1875… Washington, D.C.

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date in 1875, President Ulysses Grant contrived a war to steal the Black Hills. George Bush II contrived a war. He said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but what they really had was oil. The Lakota, or … Continue reading →

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Evo, first indigenous leader in 500 years, poised to win third term in Bolivia

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

“Este presidente es mi presidente.”  This president is my president.  Such were the words on a poster I saw in a tiny bedroom in a small village at 13,000 feet in the Altiplano, Bolivia, several years ago.  It’s a big … Continue reading →

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On this date… October 7, 1763… London

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date in 1763, the King drew a line across America. It ran along the crest of the Appalachians from Vermont to Georgia. West of that line was the Indian Reserve. The American colonists were not allowed to cross … Continue reading →

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Indians on Mars: Interpreting Sherman Alexi’s Talk at Whitman College

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On October 1, renowned Spokane author Sherman Alexie was invited to speak at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, not far from his boyhood home on the rez. The college, named in honor of Marcus Whitman, a missionary famously killed … Continue reading →

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On this date… September 8, 1858… Washington

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date in 1858, the US Army under Colonel George Wright began executing nine-hundred horses of the Yakama, Palus, and Spokane tribes.  Their bones can still be found today along the Spokane River near Liberty Lake.       … Continue reading →

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Pot Farms and Reservations

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Last week the Tule River Reservation outside of Porterville, California combined with state and federal agencies to conduct a massive raid on four large pot farms on their reservation.  The “pot grows”, as they are known in California, were causing … Continue reading →

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On this date… August 27, 1689… New Mexico

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date in 1689, Zia Pueblo was laid waste by the Spanish. The Zia symbol graces the flag of New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment.  School children pledge, “I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico and … Continue reading →

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“We Shall Remain”

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

This deserves a few more hits.  Enjoy!    “We Shall Remain” by The StyleHorse Collective  Also, see their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TheStyleHorseCollective  

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