The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been under debate since before the 2000’s, one side declaring it a high potential place for oil and the other side saying it needs to […]
A Location for Rigging or Refuge
Reflection of the Past – A New Beginning
In April of 2017, I launched a campaign – to what I told many people, “a campaign far bigger than myself.” It was a chance to make a difference not only in […]
Awaiting My Pledge
When will my flag pledge allegiance to me? I am the the the resident on the Standing Rock Reservation I am the black student that is told misconceptions about slavery I was […]
Kill the Mascot vs. Save the Brave
There is a very fine line between honoring indigenous peoples and turning them into a caricature, people that are pro-use of indigenous imagery must understand that. […]
Why Mt. Edgecumbe High Should Save the Brave
Mt. Edgecumbe High School (MEHS) is now a state-run boarding school established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1947, after the United States government abandoned the facilities post-World War II.
Kill Mascots, Save the People – Section 35
Alaskan Natives and Native Americans have never been worthy of equal treatment, instead being seeing as less than or inhuman. This dehumanizing treatment has been shown through the interactions Native people had […]
Preface: The Declaration of Redigination
THE RED MANIFESTO The Rights and Responsibilities of Indigenous Americans Preface: The Declaration of Redigination We are the descendants of the first peoples to reach these magnificent shores in North and South […]
What’s Important? : Media and the DAPL Pipeline
In September of 2016, indigenous groups and their allies across the Americas, Canada, and Mexico banded together to protect culture, treaties, and most of all water. “Mni Wiconi, Water is Life” they […]
Wangkuta Aulukestet – We the Caretakers
“Cat aulukekuvki, tamakut cat aulukciqaatgen.” “If you take care of things, those things will take care of you.” Those words were said by my grandfather, or at least something close to them. […]
Ending a System of Genocide
America was founded on the genocide of Native Americans that continues to this day through the form of a blood count. As an Indigenous infant enters this society, they are born into a fraction handed down by their parents. If both parents are from the same tribe, they remain whole. If the parents are from different tribes, they are mixed. If one parent is non-native, a child has lost a significant amount of their ‘authenticity’ as a tribal member. […]
