North American Indians: a step by step guide to "playing Indian"

In American Indian, books, children's literature, Navajo, playing indian, scholastic, sioux, tlingit by Adrienne K.7 Comments

My friend Katie is currently in her first year of teaching 4th grade on the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota (go Katie!), and she sent me a scanned copy of this ridiculous book that was in her classroom library. I’ll let her give the context: “I finally started going through my classroom’s library and was pretty appalled to find this …

Really, Dictionary.com? Definition of "Indian Country"

In Uncategorized by Adrienne K.2 Comments

I’m writing a paper, and was looking for a clear way to define “Indian Country” for my non-Native professor who is not well versed in Indian issues, so I googled. Dictionary.com told me:  Indian country: –noun (esp. during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, esp. hostile Indians. “especially hostile Indians”? Seriously? in 2010, …

We’re Still Here!: explaining Native persistence through Indigenous archaeology

In books, michael wilcox, Pueblo Revolt, stanford by Adrienne K.2 Comments

Full disclosure: Mike was my undergraduate advisor, but I’ve been anxiously awaiting his book for a while now, and I think the themes resonate very well with the topics discussed on the blog. Professor Michael Wilcox is one of the three Native faculty members at Stanford, and his research focuses on the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, and re-examining conquest narratives …

Indians in the Times today!: Tuba City hospital a "model" for births

In Hopi, IHS, Navajo, new york times, tuba city by Adrienne K.5 Comments

(image via nytimes.com) Nice article today in the NY Times about the Tuba City health center and its policies and practices surrounding birth, specifically focusing on their high rate of natural births after c-sections.  I’m drawing attention to the article for a few reasons, primarily  because the article presents Native communities in a positive light, showcasing the strengths of the …

U of I "Unofficial" St. Patrick’s Day Shirt: Mascot is far from dead…He is just passed the f**k out

In Chief Illiniwek, mascots, U of Illinois, unofficial st. patricks day by Adrienne K.1 Comment

(image via aiscircle.wordpress.com)–Click the picture for bigger version One of my friends pointed me to this shirt produced by students at the university of Illinois for their “unofficial st. patricks day” that is currently being sold through Facebook.  The t-shirt text reads: (front) Unofficial St. Patricks Day 2010 (back) Chief Illiniwek: U of I’s Unofficial mascot is far from dead…he …

Spool No. 72’s Coyote Navajo Rug Clutch

In "tribal", fashion, Navajo, spool no. 72 by Adrienne K.4 Comments

Another fashion appropriation sent by my sister, this one from the clothing website Spool No. 72. From perusing their website, they seem to be along the lines of Anthropologie, bohemian/vintage chic with maybe a little more “ethnic” flair thrown in there. The clutch description reads: An exclusive for Spool No. 72. Made from a vintage Navajo rug each of our …