I have a million things swimming in my head this week (I promise I’ll write about some of them soon)–from the hideous Coachella headdress pics that keep popping up in my inbox, to those new Johnny Depp/Navajo pictures, to the water rights ish going down in Navajo, to this ridiculously racist kid’s party…and sometimes I just need a little push …
Midweek Motivation Videos: 1491s and Hipster Fashion
Happy Wednesday everyone! I have a couple of fun Native videos that have been making the rounds on the internets that I thought I would share. First up, the latest video from the 1491s–the Native sketch comedy group that brought us the Wolfpack auditions, Day in the Life of a Powwow MC, as well as the gorgeous poem Geronimo E-KIA, …
Words of Inspiration: Native High Schoolers’ College Essays
I’ve mentioned a few times my involvement with an awesome organization called College Horizons-a summer program for college bound Native students. I’ve been a part of the College Horizons family for 9 years now, starting in 2002 when I was a student in the program, then I attended the Graduate Horizons program as a college student, served as a faculty …
Dental school application supports Indigenous languages
My friend K. is applying to dental school (you go!), and sent me these pictures of the online application. The app asks applicants: “Dental students interact with patients from many backgrounds. Other than English, indicate any language in which you feel comfortable conversing with native speakers” The list looks pretty extensive, and awesomely they include Native languages–in the picture above …
Midweek Motivation: a few inspiring video clips
Happy Wednesday! Here are a few great videos that have been giving me some inspiration this week: First, Sam Bradford (Cherokee pride!) launches the “Let’s Move” Campaign for Indian Country: More info on the campaign can be found here. EDIT 6/10: There is some ongoing debate about the merits of the “Let’s Move” campaign’s focus on childhood obesity (ie fat-shaming) …
Monday Motivation: "More Than Frybread" Trailer
My new obsession of the moment:“More Than Frybread”. From what I can tell from the trailer, it’s a mockumentary-style film that covers the “World Wide Frybread Association Arizona Chapter Frybread Championship.” It tells the story through following several of the finalists, who are all awesome characters. So far it reminds me a lot of the Christopher Guest movies, which are …
Mid-Week Motivation: I am NOT your Costume
I am a human being. I am not your Halloween costume. I am not your party theme. I am not your mascot. I am not your costume. These are some of my awesome friends and classmates from the Stanford Native community, protesting the use of “Native” themes at campus frat parties back in 2009. I thought it was fitting to bring …
Mid-Week Motivation: Sherman Alexie’s "On the Amtrak from Boston to NYC"
On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City The white woman across the aisle from me says ‘Look, look at all the history, that house on the hill there is over two hundred years old, ‘ as she points out the window past me into what she has been taught. I have learned little more about American history during …