Leaders of the Native American Church of North America convened for the third consecutive year to advocate for peyote habitat conservation with leaders in Washington. Leaders and supporters met with Congressional leaders and staff to share progress of advocating for the conservation of peyote, a plant where only enrolled members of federally recognized tribes are permitted to possess and ingest for traditional ceremonial purposes.
Read MoreIf you haven’t heard already, this year has been just about the best year for cool new Native books in recent recorded history. They’ve been breaking the internet, inspiring class rooms, healing the hard-bitten, making elders smile, and profoundly changing the game.
Read MoreFor a century everyone laughed about the Indians
who didn’t want their picture taken for fear
of having their soul stolen.
But what if it wasn’t actually a laughing matter.
Read MoreDecolonization is a very broad concept that has been interpreted in many different ways. Within the online Native community through social media, concepts of decolonization have taken on a multitude of meanings with memes and posts…
Read MoreAll of Stitt’s antagonism toward tribes asserting their sovereignty seems odd considering he is an enrolled Cherokee citizen. You would think he would advocate and defend tribal sovereignty, not attempt to derail it. However, it would appear he has no vested interest in being accountable to Native communities, as it has been proven he isn’t actually Cherokee.
Read MoreAlthough the term has gained popularity via social media and perhaps viewed as a recent trend, Land Back! actions have been in effect since the Red Power movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Read MoreHappy trails to you until we meet again.
Read MoreTo some degree we are all reconnecting to our Native value systems, no matter what tribal community we come from and will experience a lifelong journey of re-discovery, unless you were raised traditionally since you were a baby then your connection will be much stronger.
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