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Just finished this beautiful work of story and art! Thank you, Oscar Hokeah for offering this work and a glimpse into o...
07/31/2023

Just finished this beautiful work of story and art! Thank you, Oscar Hokeah for offering this work and a glimpse into our world and your life! I could hear them all talking to me in their Cherokee and Kiowa and Mexican accents! Wado for that too! Doyuosda, Chooj!

If y’all haven’t gotten your copy of this bestseller, do it now at…
https://bookshop.org/a/6872/9781643753911

Great! Who’s next?!Repost from •Cleveland will officially change their team name to the Guardians!Cleveland was the fir...
07/23/2021

Great! Who’s next?!

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Cleveland will officially change their team name to the Guardians!

Cleveland was the first team to begin the process of eliminating harmful mascots and team names. It’s proof that eliminating the use of Native American imagery in sports is possible. Both Cleveland and are proof that it’s not a matter of IF mascots can change, it’s WHEN.

The Kansas City , Atlanta , and Chicago must recognize change is inevitable!

Fans, of the , , and must urge these franchises to stand on the right side of history.

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There’s a lot of talk about spaceflight today, so it’s a good time to learn about Mary G. Ross (Cherokee) — the first kn...
07/20/2021

There’s a lot of talk about spaceflight today, so it’s a good time to learn about Mary G. Ross (Cherokee) — the first known Native American female engineer and another “Hidden Figure” of the U.S. space program. The great-great-granddaughter of Cherokee Chief John Ross, she helped develop operational requirements for the spacecraft, which later became a vital part of the Apollo program. She also contributed to NASA’s Planetary Flight Handbook, the agency’s comprehensive guide to space travel.

Ms. Ross is featured in Native Women Changing Their Worlds by Patricia J. Cutright (Cheyenne River Sioux). This book profiles 12 Native American and First Nations women who overcame unimaginable hardships — racial and gender discrimination, abuse and extreme poverty — only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education and community activism.

Click https://bit.ly/3hRt6AI to order your copy today!

As the world gears up for the Summer Olympics, we remember Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), the first Native American Olympic g...
07/15/2021

As the world gears up for the Summer Olympics, we remember Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), the first Native American Olympic gold medalist. He won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, one in the pentathlon and one in the decathlon — and he won the decathlon competing in a pair of ill-fitting, mismatched shoes he found in the garbage, after someone stole his! However, the International Olympic Committee stripped away his medals and records when they found out he had played minor league baseball prior to the 1912 games. In 1982, the IOC reinstated him in the records books, but only as a “co-champion.” Today, efforts are underway to restore Jim Thorpe as the sole champion in the pentathlon and decathlon events at the 1912 Olympic Games.

There’s so much more to learn about this outstanding athlete, and here’s a great place to start: Jim Thorpe: Original All American by Joseph Bruchac (Nulhegan Abenaki). Check it out today at https://bit.ly/3xLRNUG.

“Merciless Indian savages” and “inhabitants of our frontiers”: This is how the Declaration of Independence refers to the...
07/04/2021

“Merciless Indian savages” and “inhabitants of our frontiers”: This is how the Declaration of Independence refers to the original peoples of this land, so there’s no denying that this country is built on stolen land and wholesale violence against Indigenous peoples. These are the foundations that continue to prop up the United States, along with the colonial project that is still very much in progress even now, 245 years after those words were written. It’s time to start facing the truth of *truly savage* land theft and genocide. It’s time to start healing these deep wounds. It’s time for .

So much brilliance! Repost from •People don’t tune in until something is on fire huh. We burn with brilliance tho 🔥Thank...
07/04/2021

So much brilliance!

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People don’t tune in until something is on fire huh. We burn with brilliance tho 🔥

Thank you 🧲

“Reminder: Learn about Indigenous brilliance and success as much as you learn about Indigenous suffering and trauma. (This is a rephrasing of an older post that originally said “teach” instead of learn.)

Honestly I had a long ass caption typed out, but it basically comes down to this:

For my Indigenous relations - I see you. I’m rooting for you, always. Our joy is an act of resistance. Keep taking up space in all the places that our ancestors weren’t allowed to. Keep existing unapologetically. In the words of the lovely - “Our images matter, our stories matter, our joy matters.”

For non-Indigenous folks, you have a responsibility to educate yourself on the history of Indigenous peoples being harmed by colonialism, and the oppressive structures that continue to exist in today’s society. It’s also important to educate yourself on the entirety of Indigenous existence. Government and religious forces tried to exterminate us, but we’re still here. Our brilliance and success is in spite of colonialism, not because of it.”

Image ID: on a textured off white background green text reads, “REMINDER: LEARN ABOUT INDIGENOUS BRILLIANCE AND SUCCESS AS MUCH AS YOU LEARN ABOUT INDIGENOUS SUFFERING AND TRAUMA. “

This , Anya Montiel (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian) interviewed Native people from various tribal ...
07/01/2021

This , Anya Montiel (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian) interviewed Native people from various tribal communities about being Two-Spirit and how they celebrate that identity. Click to read the article and meet some incredible members of the Two Spirit community!

A good history lesson on Victory Day…Repost from •On June 25th, we celebrate the triumph of the Lakota, Dakota, Cheyenne...
06/26/2021

A good history lesson on Victory Day…

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On June 25th, we celebrate the triumph of the Lakota, Dakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and other tribes who bravely defended their people, sacred lands, and way of life from invaders in 1876.

The anniversary marks what has been called the Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of Greasy Grass, or Custer’s Last Stand. We honor the bravery of Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull) and others who defeated Lt. Col. George Custer and US forces.

The victory is important to celebrate and to recognize descendants who continue to fight to protect their traditions, lands, and rights 145 years later.

Attn: fans! We’ve added a Young Adult section to our ever-growing book lists featuring titles by Native authors. Check...
06/25/2021

Attn: fans! We’ve added a Young Adult section to our ever-growing book lists featuring titles by Native authors. Check it out at https://bit.ly/3zZaPZc today!

06/23/2021



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Now available! Watch Secretary Deb Haaland’s remarks from today’s First General Assembly. ⠀
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View the full speech- LINK IN BIO!

Happy Summer Solstice! We give thanks to Mother Earth for the abundance of gifts she gives to sustain us throughout the ...
06/21/2021

Happy Summer Solstice!
We give thanks to Mother Earth for the abundance of gifts she gives to sustain us throughout the year.

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