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Alt-history Part 1: The mound builder myth and ethnic cleansing

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Throughout the 1800s, most white Americans believed in an alternative history– that they were here first; they are the true “natives”, related to the Mound Builders; and that “redskins” have no real claim to the land. Marietta, Ohio Traveling down … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged American Antiquities, Atlantis, cahokia, Crania Americana, Grave Creek Stone, Josiah Priest, marietta, mormon, moundbuilders, native american, Phoenicians, powell, Samuel George Morton, Solutrean | 7 Comments

Native mascots: A comprehensive literature review

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In 1909 the University of Wisconsin lacrosse team adopted the first Native mascot. By the 1950s, they were commonplace. Beginning in 1968, Native Americans condemned the use of these mascots, arguing that they are based on stereotypes that “have a … Continue reading →

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When the Gila River turned the Arizona desert green

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

With the waters of the Gila River under threat again, most articles about the river talk about the reminiscences of Aldo Leopold or the Coolidge Dam, which impounds most of the water at San Carlos on the storied San Carlos … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged agriculture, dam, diversion, emory, gila river, maricopa, native american, Native American history, o'odom, phoenix, pima, tribe, water | Leave a comment

New poll on how Native Americans experience discrimination

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

No real surprises here– it’s worse around reservations and Native-majority areas. “More than half of Native Americans living on tribal lands or other majority-Native areas say they have experienced racial or ethnic discrimination when interacting with police (55 percent) and … Continue reading →

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Native mascots and logos: A good op-ed from Winters, California

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Though the author is not Native, this is really one of the better op-eds I’ve seen on this topic. Thank you Debra DeAngelo. It comes from the Davis Enterprise in northern California and is about the Winters High School Warriors … Continue reading →

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Mapping Native America

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

There are lots of maps of Native America floating around in books and on-line, most suggesting a sea of an indigenous nation-states that was fixed in time until the Europeans arrived. In reality, these “tribes” labeled on maps were most … Continue reading →

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Photography of Native Americans, past and present

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Teju Cole, a Nigerian living in New York City, is one of my favorite writers and photographers. In his recent column in New York Times Magazine, he compares the portraits by Horace Poolaw, Kiowa, with those by Edward Curtis. Poolaw’s … Continue reading →

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The Indigenous Vote: Blue Islands on a Red Prairie

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Native Americans voted overwhelmingly against Donald Trump, consistent with their previous support for Barack Obama. In a review of 24 of the most Native American counties in the nation, it is clear that the more Native Americans there are in … 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 →

Posted in news | Tagged assimilation, boarding school, burka, burkini, France, French riviera, indian, Islam, kill the indian, Muslim, native american, Native American history, save the man, sterilization, termination, trump, tyranny of the majority | Leave a comment

Using Native Americans to Sell Chicken in Africa: Mis-appropriation Goes Global

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

This is one of the best essays on cultural stereotyping I’ve read, and it comes from Busisiwe Deyi of South Africa, on the Africa Is A Country blog. She writes about the Spur restaurant chain that uses Native American imagery … Continue reading →

Posted in reblogs | Tagged africaisacountry, Busisiwe Deyi, cultural appropriation, erasure, native american, redskins, Spur, stereotype | Leave a comment