Everything Amerindian
“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (2007) by American writer Sherman Alexietells the story of Arnold Spirit, a 14-year-old boy from the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington state. He goes to an all-White high school – thus the “part-time Indian” of the title. It won a National Book Award and yet is banned by some schools. It is
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Source: badndns.blogspot.com When cultures merge, who’s culture is erased? Neither / Both? Or does the dominant culture mostly wipe out the culture that has been colonized?
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The portrait series “Red Road” shows how young Native Americans are bridging the gap between modern America and Indian Country. Source: www.cnn.com
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Does any other race have to do this? Why do we? A photo posted by News from Native California (@newsfromnativecalifornia) on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:33pm PST
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A Pop-Up Solo Exhibition and Performance by Indigenous Artist Gregg Deal Source: www.indiegogo.com See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Matika Wilbur, one of the Pacific Northwest’s leading photographers, has exhibited extensively in regional, national, and international venues such as the Seattle Art Museum, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, The Tacoma Art Museum, the Royal British Columbia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Nantes Museum of Fine Arts in France.
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See on Scoop.it – Project 562 Road Stories allow the viewer unique access, and insight into the daily doing’s of Project 562 road life. Project 562 is a multi-year national photography project documenting Native America directed by acclaimed Swinomish/Tulalip photographer Matika Wilbur. The goal of the project is to unveil the true essence of contemporary Native issues, the beauty of Native
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations She sleeps on couches, dines with strangers and lives out of her car. Still, Matika Wilbur does it for the art and for the people. Wilbur is Native American. See on usnews.nbcnews.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “Are there still Indians here in Palm Springs?” Yes. “So, where are all the tipis?” According to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum’s Executive Director, Dr. Michael Hammond, inquiries about the Palm Springs area Indians, who are mostly of historical Cahuilla origins, and how to find tipis in Palm Springs, are the two most frequently asked
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