The term “redskin”
Redskin (1699) is a “dated or offensive” term for Native Americans. Continue reading Sourced through Scoop.it from: abagond.wordpress.com
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‘Rising Voices’ Chronicles Effort to Save Lakota Language
Florentine Films/Hott Productions, in association with The Language Conservancy, presents a new documentary project: Rising Voices/Hótȟaŋiŋpi. Five years in the making, this multi-platform project tells the story of Lakota Language Revitalization. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.youtube.com HT Colorlines
Read moreSchool Freaks Out, Forces 13-yo Native American Girl to Remove Sacred Medicine Pouch
This move by school officials would be no different than yanking the cross from a Christian girl’s neck. Sourced through Scoop.it from: thefreethoughtproject.com
Read moreA Tribe Called Red – Sisters ft Northern Voice
A Tribe Called Red- Sisters ft Northern Voice (2013) A Tribe Called Red / Tribal Spirit Music / Pirates Blend Buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1gxWTEr atribecalledred.com Directed by Jon Riera Produced by Landon Ramirez & The Field Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.youtube.com HT Abagond
Read moreThe Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Bay Region
A guest post by Jefe: For at least 11,000 years, people have inhabited the Chesapeake Bay Regionalong the Atlantic coast of North America, now the part of the US known as Washington, DC and the states of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Continue reading Sourced through Scoop.it from: abagond.wordpress.com
Read moreNational Museum of the American Indian
A guest post by Jefe: The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is a Smithsonian museum with two galleries, one in Washington, DC and one in New York. Items not on display are stored in a cultural resource centre in Suitland, Maryland (Prince George’s County), which includes the Vine Deloria, Jr. Library. Both museums showcase the history, culture, anthropology and archaeology of the
Read moreWelcome to Native American Heritage Month 2015
Welcome to Native American Heritage Month 2015! November is Native American Heritage Month in the US. On this blog that means there will be two to three posts a week having to do with Native Americans. Last year was a bust, I know. I hope to do better this year. If you have a suggestion for a post… Sourced through Scoop.it from: abagond.wordpress.com
Read moreReviving the ancient language of the Mohawks [VIDEOS]
17 young adults at Kahnawake enrolled in two-year Mohawk immersion class Sourced through Scoop.it from: montrealgazette.com When people say “speak American”, this is one of the languages to speak. Hat tip for the article to Steven Riley @mixed_race
Read moreReconsider Columbus. Honor Indigenous People’s Day
Our words carry medicine. We use our words to pray for our children. We use our words to heal. We use our words to uplift and inspire. Our words, though, can carry poison as … Sourced through Scoop.it from: matikawilbur.com
Read moreOn Police and Stolen Native Lives: A Lakota Mother Speaks
On July 12, 2015, Paul Castaway was shot and killed by Denver police while holding a knife to his own throat. The police initially claimed that Castaway, a mentally ill Indigenous man, had charged at them with a knife after stabbing his own mother in the neck. Surveillance footage would later contradict those claims and support the accounts of Castaway’s
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