

#DearNonNatives: Listen
#DearNonNatives: we isolate ourselves for protection - stop hurting Native people #DearNonNatives your theories are weaponized....


"Non-Native Settler Feminists Do Not Understand, Nor Do They Seem To Want To"
"You see, I do things as a strong, empowered Oceti Sakowin (Sioux) woman that non-Native settler feminists do not understand, nor do they...

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"[T]here is an entire system of injustice whose fingerprints left bruises on her throat."
I've been following the story about Sandra Bland's death in police custody and I have to say I find it terrifying on so many levels....


In the story of American exceptionalism, Native Americans cease to exist after Manifest Destiny
"Atop the U.S. Capitol, there is a frieze depicting American history. At first, Native Americans fight an onslaught of colonists. Our...


We Never Survive Alone
"I sincerely believe that we never survive alone. I am here because of my ancestor's prayers, because of the love & prayers & woo of...


How White People Only Want to See Aboriginal Art That Looks Like Aboriginal Art from Centuries Ago
"This spring, I went to Montreal to see a friend, and went to an indigenous gallery before my flight home. And I sat outside crying,...


Seattle Art Museum's Contemporary Indigenous Art: How It Is Shown
At the beginning of July, I visited Seattle Art Museum (SAM) while my husband's teenage neice was staying with us for a week. I didn't...


Andrea Smith: Wanting to Be Cherokee
I don’t really want to wade into the battlefield that is the discussion of Andrea Smith’s identity; but, given my very strong response to...


I wanted to be an Indian, too -
"When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an Indian, too - I felt at home in the water, the sea-salt rushing against my cheeks; and...


Tiger Lily: Terese and Tiffany Respond
Well, of course the post I wrote yesterday ruffled some feathers. Just as much as my own were ruffled by the pieces that caused me to...