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By Sunnie Clahchischiligi
In the middle of a small movie theater with about 15 people present for the weekend premiere of the Native American film “More Than Frybread,” I suddenly found myself getting tired of the buttery taste of popcorn and developed a craving for a soft, fluffy frybread.
I don’t have frybread very often but boy did this film make me want to grab a bag of Blue Bird flour and head home.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
What would you do if you had access to a bank account with $300,000?
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
While I was home on Spring Break driving around the area I kept my eyes peeled for the Navajo Cops that i've seen on TV every week, but there was one cop in particular that I was hoping to see-Officer Christopher Holgate.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
In Navajo Cops this week viewers are exposed to a major problem happening in Navajo and Indian Country that shouldn't be happening at all- domestic disputes. These disputes aren't just happening to spouses but to other family members. In many Native cultures family is the key to wealth, health and success. It is a sacred privilege that shouldn't be taken for granted.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
This week the Navajo Cops take a break from hunting “The Howler" and take on a possible homicide case in a two-hour special. They leave you hanging on through out the first episode trying to figure out what happened and the only clues they give you is a shallow grave, a bag containing gloves and blood. Oh, and not to mention a cop finding the head of something right before they cut to a commercial break.
By Lee Longhorn
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
I’ve had a certain food craving recently. Maybe it’s because my fellow blogger Stacy Thacker has me reminiscing about the dry Southwest with her latest blogs. Maybe it’s because my mother recently sent me a bag of Bluebird flour, saying I should start working on my bread-making skills.
Even from far away she is still grooming me for marriage material.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
March 20th was National Native AIDS Day. It was a day to educate many Native Americans of the risk that their tribes are facing and for many it was a chance to recognize the disease they are already living with.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Moving away from my family to attend college affected me in more ways than one. The first thing I noticed missing in my life besides the usual family chaos was my mother’s cooking.
She always made the best meals, even when we had scraps and leftovers to work with. She made it work and sometimes those new inventions were better than the “original” recipes.
I miss a good old fashioned home cooked meal - rez style.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Growing up I listened to stories like the three little pigs and little red riding hood with a conflicted perspective.
As a young girl I loved those fairy tales but as a little Indian girl I knew the wolf was being portrayed unfairly. I was taught wolves are a sacred animal from the time I had grass stains and ashy knees.
But according to white ranchers the wolf is a bloodthirsty animal and they all need to be wiped out. It’s ironic that those out for the blood of wolves are calling the wolf bloodthirsty.
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