Category Archives: news

Havoc, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Dogs of War

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

The violent confrontations splashed across the media in the last few days recall not just another Avatar-esque confrontation between militarized resource-exploiting corporations and local indigenous inhabitants– and yet another ironic use of an appropriated Native name– but also the sordid … Continue reading →

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Burkini Bans, Cultural Assimilation Policies, and National Identity

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In recent weeks, beachgoers along the French Riviera have witnessed the unusual site of fully uniformed police officers, some complete with flak jackets, walking on crowded sandy beaches among speedos and thong bikinis, handing out $43 citations to people wearing … Continue reading →

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New Landmark Book Documents Genocide by Design in California

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

A recently published book, An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 by Benjamin Madley, provides a thorough and exhaustive review of the well-documented but poorly-known genocide of Native Americans in California, primarily after the Gold Rush. Madley … Continue reading →

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Trump and White Supremacy: Making American White Again

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Donald Trump’s proposals regarding immigration policy are part of a long history of US policies aimed at defining the racial composition of the country. They are also paralleled by the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union– an anti-immigrant backlash. … Continue reading →

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The Case for Leonard Peltier

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Updated May 30, 2024. Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist who currently sits in federal prison, serving two life terms for the murders of two FBI agents. When he was sentenced, 50 congressmembers petitioned for a new trial. Amnesty … Continue reading →

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If the Buffalo is the National Mammal, is Biological Warfare the National Military Strategy?

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In an all-too-common example of revisionist history, NPR’s story of the bison becoming the “National Mammal” recounted the near-extinction of the species during American expansion while completely failing to mention that the buffalo slaughter was a deliberate military strategy in the ethnic cleansing of Native … Continue reading →

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Bernie at Pine Ridge

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Bernie Sanders visited Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota yesterday and was received with great affection. Pine Ridge, with a life expectancy lower than Haiti’s 49 years, is one of the poorest places in the Western Hemisphere. If there … Continue reading →

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Trump vs Hillary: Explicit vs Implicit Racism

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On point analysis here by Mark Charles, Navajo correspondent for Native News Online. http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/a-native-response-to-hillary-clintons-off-the-reservation-comment/

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Cherokee statement on $20 bill

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Statement from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief regarding the U.S. Department of the Treasury‘s decision to remove Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 bill and replace him with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. “Andrew Jackson defied a U.S. Supreme Court ruling … Continue reading →

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Andrew Jackson to come off $20 bill!

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Breaking news from the Obama Administration: Apparently they plan to take the Andrew Jackson off the $20 bill and replace him with a woman. This was much discussed a year ago, although the primary target was the much less-used $10 … Continue reading →

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