One Doc and One Series Almost in tandem, I saw a documentary and a series on HULU (note: ad-free) where in the unseen world threads reach out to each other. I’ll cover the documentary today and possibly write up the FX series, “The Lowdown,” at a future time. Last year, I heard about Sugarcane and…
Tag: Native Americans
Book Review — Stick Houses: Stories By Matthew L.M. Fletcher (2025)
Stick Houses: Stories By Matthew L.M. Fletcher (2025) Michigan State University Press part of the American Indian Studies Series cover design: Erin Kirk cover art: “Metaphor,” by Jonathan Thunder From the bio on the back cover of the book: Matthew L.M. Fletcher is the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law and Professor of American…
Tanka Tuesday 324 — Thunderbird Rise
Terri Webster Schrandt Great Sun called us forth as man crawled from wet red clay. We came to dwell here, perched in western sky, twixt realm messengers, with eyes attuned to slithers. Black knotted hungers multiply, feast on weary souls drained of spirit. We rise from Great Mountain thundered flaps, eyes lightning flash snakes poof,…
Bethany Hughes on the History of Natives at UMich — Turtle Talk (now updated with YouTube of the lecture)
The University of Michigan has a complicated history with Native American communities, which were vital to its very existence. Join us for a discussion with Bethany Hughes, assistant professor of American Culture, on the historic and ongoing activism of Native American students. Can U-M Fulfill Its Promise to Native Americans?Fifty Years of Native American Student ActivismThursday, […]…
United Nations committee asks U.S. to investigate possible Line 3 treaty violations — Rise Up Times
This would be precedent setting. We need that kind of precedent. In Michigan, we are fighting Line 5 running under the Great Lakes right now. “If the violations are verified by the United Nations, the letter says it would be a breach of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,…
“How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools” [from The Conversation] — Turtle Talk
“How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools” [from The Conversation] — Turtle Talk
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