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Category Archives: news
Women Leaders Are An Indigenous Tradition; Is It Time for a Woman US President?
My essay, published Oct 9, 2024 by Native News Online, dives into the long tradition of women in social and political leadership roles in Indigenous societies, from time immemorial to the present. It can be found at the hyperlink above.
Posted in my own thoughts, news
Tagged history, leadership, Nancy Ward, Native America, Native News Online, tribes, women
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Twenty-nine years: How long it took Americans to decimate the whales, and for the Makah to get a permit to (almost) resume hunting
You may have heard that the US government will now allow the Makah Tribe to hunt whales again. Not quite. The US will now allow the Tribe to “enter into a cooperative agreement under the Whaling Convention Act.” After that, … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, Deepwater Horizon, eis, IWC quota, makah, MMPA waiver, NOAA, permit, whales, whaling
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Eclipses and Native Revivals
Seven years ago, I stood atop a sagebrush bluff in eastern Oregon, waiting for the coming total eclipse of the sun. As we gathered and talked and laughed, the air cooled and the yellow landscape faded into muted tones. Ten … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged eclipse, ghost dance, indigenous, native revivals, Paiute, Tecumseh, wovoka
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Stories from Gaza, Indian Territory: Two narratives of American bullets
As the Revolutionary War ramped up, British and Mohawk fighters killed 30 settlers in Cherry Valley, New York. George Washington responded by sending four thousand troops into Haudenosaunee land. This was called the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition. He called for “the total … Continue reading
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Tagged bias, comparison to Native Americans, Gaza, Israel, Massacre, Palestine, parallels, total destruction
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The 2020 US Census: Where did all the new Native Americans come from?
Comparing the 2020 census to the 2010 census, the Native American population nearly doubled. Where did all these new Natives come from? The 2020 US Census reported dramatic increases, relative to 2010, in all non-white populations. This was overwhelmingly driven … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, 2020, blood quantum, census, mixed race, mixed relationships, native americans, Pretendians
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Dear Justice Alito, I heard your question
Dear Justice Alito, I listened to the oral arguments in Brakeen v Haaland. I heard your question: “but why — why is it rational [to foster a child in the home of someone from another tribe, as a third-tier option]? … Continue reading
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Tagged Brakeen, child welfare, culture, ICWA, justice, Justice Alito, powwow, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, tribes, war
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Rescuing Navajo babies
Lest one think the White Savior Industrial Complex is a recent development, Christians have been rescuing Navajo babies from their families for centuries. And the Supreme Court is considering it again. The Catholics It started with the Spaniards, but continued … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Catholic, Evangelicals, ICWA, Indian Child Welfare Act, Mormons, navajo, New Mexico, Supreme Court
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Swimming pools and death threats: America comes to the YMCA
Day 1 We were taking my one-year-old grandson to the local YMCA to go swimming. It’s the only public pool in town. My wife was doing a shift as lifeguard, helping to keep the pool open as they struggled to … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, death threats at the YMCA, pool, port townsend, protests, swimming, trans, transgender, YMCA
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Merciless savages: The Supreme Court’s attacks on women and Native Americans
In the majority opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court relied upon social and historical mores in the 18th and 19th century to interpret the US Constitution. Because Roe v. Wade, they argued, relied upon the 14th … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th amendment, abortion, Alito, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Dobbs, eurocentric, Haudenosaunee, history, huerta, hyde, Iroquois, liberty, merciless Indian savages, PL 280, rights, Roe, Roe v Wade, SCOTUS, sovereignty, sterlization, Supreme Court, tradition, tribal, white supremacy
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