Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

Most people have heroes. Some wear spandex and wear a cape. Some have super human strength. Mine is 5 foot tall and I call her Mother. I honor my mother for her desire to create the best opportunities for me, my three siblings and 8 grandchildren. My mother is Navajo. She lives on the Navajo nation...

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Randella Bluehouse

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

A Q&A with Sarah Howard, MomsRising.org’s Executive/Fundraising Coordinator, as told to MomsRising.org Social Media Fellow Connie K. Ho What is your family’s story? Both of my maternal grandparents had Native American ancestors--Blackfeet on my grandfather's side of the family and Iroquois on...

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Sarah Howard

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the National Relief Charities Blog . Living in South Dakota you learn a lot of things. For example, I learned that in 1990, South Dakota was the very first state in the nation to recognize Native American Day instead of Columbus Day — sending a significant...

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Murray Lee

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the National Relief Charities Blog . Would you ever question whether American Indians are people? Of course not… and yet, this was actually argued in a court of law. It all started with the forced exodus of the Ponca Tribe to Oklahoma, after their homelands...

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Helen Oliff

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the National Relief Charities Blog . In 1974, the US government re-designated some of Hopi’s land to the Navajo, forcing many Hopi people to abandon their long-time homes, yet another trail of tears. Some of the Hopi resettled in a new community – Yuwehloo...

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Kelly Gibson

Politics & Policy

November 25, 2013

This blog post originally appeared on the National Relief Charities Blog . Recently, I was in Maryland for my father’s 60th birthday. It was the first time in almost a year that my entire immediate family was together. As a souvenir for my two young nephews, I brought them t-shirts from where I...

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Andrew Bentley

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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