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Debunking 'You People'

Alfred Walking Bull — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:46:49 -0400

I'm a Native who works at a Native-owned and operated smoke shop in a city with a Native presence and a lot of smokers. But strangely enough, most of my customers aren't Native. They come in all shapes, but some customers don't come in the pleasant variety. Anyone who's worked retail can tell you, some times you have to bite your lip.

It was when my lip started to get bloody that I decided to start talking back.

Schools commemorate Land Run

christina — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:10:42 -0400

I remember being in kindergarten and wondering why I had to make an ‘Indian’ costume out of a paper grocery sack.

“We don’t dress like this,” I thought to myself as I stared down at my tiny mock-buckskin dress, which was made from an upside down paper sack with three holes in the top of the paper sack for my head and arms. The bottom was cut with scissors to look like fringe.

Losing my father

Alfred Walking Bull — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:39:05 -0400

Death is no stranger to Natives. We always have a cousin, aunt or uncle who passes seemingly every year. And then, on a day you don't quite expect it, death comes into your own home, unannounced and uninvited.

Spirit of the Sturgeon: Menominee Indian Tribe, EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge with the Earth Healing Initiative

YOOPERNEWSMAN — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:55:36 -0400

College of Menominee Nation Recycling 101: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge and interfaith Earth Healing Initiative

YOOPERNEWSMAN — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:49:08 -0400

College of Menominee Nation: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge and a lesson in Great Lakes recycling 101

Missouri Courts Interpret Tribal Sovereign Immunity for First Time

troy_doney — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:55:46 -0400

From Turtle Talk:

Gathering Goosebumps

nancy — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:31:18 -0400

Growing up in inner-city Cleveland doesn't lend itself to many opportunities for a Native American girl to meet other Natives.

In fact, for a long time I was just as convinced as everyone around me that Natives - outside of my own family, of course - didn't even exist anymore. True ignorance at its best. That may sound stupid to a lot of people who grew up on reservations that might take this privilege for granted. For me it was truly a reality.

Yankton Sioux Tribe Protesting Hog Farm Construction

Rain L. Marshall — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:51:38 -0400

Communicating with babies

christina — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:31:43 -0400

Trying to figure out what my 15-month-old son is babbling out is very frustrating. And it's as equally frustrating for him. As a three-time mother, I can pick up on little cues to know when he's hungry or thirsty. Logan is a smart little guy and he'll bring me his empty sippy cup when he wants more milk or juice, and he'll grab my hand and lead me to the kitchen when he's hungry.

Blood Quantum Land Laws and the Race Versus Political Dilemma

troy_doney — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:33:51 -0400

Link here.