Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This interview with Lori Favela (Yanton Sioux) originally appeared on the blog Native Voices @ the Autry . What is your favorite thing about playwriting? Playwriting offers me the opportunity to be creative. What is your least favorite thing about playwriting? There are hurdles to overcome with...

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Kirsten Easton

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This interview with Randy Reinholz (Choctaw) originally appeared on the blog Native Voices @ the Autry. Excitement is in the room as we begin our second First Look Series workshop of the season. Described as "Blazing Saddles meets Shakespeare," Measure for Measure: A Boarding School Comedy is...

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Jessica Ordon

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the blog lara (author-blogger) . I am honored to take part in the Moms Rising Blog Carnival and bring awareness to "Raising the Voices of Native Americans." I wrote a blog post "Anger Turned Inside: The Fight for Native Families" to coincide with a documentary...

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Trace A. DeMeyer

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the blog Bad NDNS . I wrote this poem as a reminder to myself that we are never alone, that within us are countless years of experience and wisdom from our Ancestors - if we can just remember to ask for help! Our DNA is a map made of stories. A genealogy of...

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Deborah A. Miranda

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the blog Beyond the Mesas . Earlier this summer the University of Illinois granted me promotion to associate professor with indefinite tenure in American Indian Studies & history. Since then, I've been thinking a lot about my path to tenure, and the road I...

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Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the website The Flute Portal . I want to share what has been shared with me over my career in a good way and try and touch the souls of young people that stories matter. As a cultural outreach & world flute artist I try and bring the universal language of...

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Gary Stroutsos

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared in the online forum Native American Netroots . During the seventeenth century Europeans wrote a number of books about American Indians which both created and perpetuated many of the common stereotypes and misconceptions about Indians. Some of these books were...

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Ojibwa

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared in the online forum Native American Netroots . My mother passed away on June 25, 2010 at her home in Richfield, Utah. She was 86. My brother, sister and I were by her side when she breathed her last breath. This is the tribute I gave at her funeral: Another elder...

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Neeta Lind

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

Editor's Note: Denise Juneau won re-election as head of Montana's public schools on November 6, 2012. This profile about her originally appeared in the online forum Native American Netroots . -Elisa Batista, MomsRising.org For six minutes between the speeches last week at the Democratic National...

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Timothy Lange

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

UPDATED!: November, 16, 2015 --This Native American Heritage Month, we're thrilled to revisit these important reflections from Native American leaders, mothers and allies. As we strive for fair pay, access to healthcare and education, and food justice for all mothers and families, we remember the...

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