Monthly Archives: November 2017

What if folks can tell when you lie?

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

In the era of alternative facts and post-truth, fish police the liars When some fish display their anger, their pals can tell when they’re lying. A study of Cichlids—a common freshwater fish you can find in your local pet store—showed … Continue reading →

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The fight for environmental sanity

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Yet another oil spill Bill McKibben, a college professor and environmental scholar, writes eloquently in the New Yorker that objections to oil pipelines—actual and proposed—that cut through North America (from Canada through the Dakotas and end in Texas) are a … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Native Humor

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Countering the Stoic Indian  Artist Zig Jackson takes gentle digs at the intersections of cultural humor in Indian Country and urban America. A recent collection displayed at the Portland Art Museum showed an Indian in headdress (Jackson) poised against a … Continue reading →

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The violence of the lie

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Originally posted on Cynthia (Ištá Tȟó Tȟó) Coleman Emery's Blog:
Truth, lies, facts and alternatives Here’s an exercise: imagine what our social lives would be like if we considered lying an act of violence. Sissela Bok, an ethics…

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The violence of the lie

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Truth, lies, facts and alternatives Here’s an exercise: imagine what our social lives would be like if we considered lying an act of violence. Sissela Bok, an ethics scholar, writes that lying is a form of violence. What would happen … Continue reading →

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Take a trip through an Indigenous lens

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Originally posted on Cynthia (Ištá Tȟó Tȟó) Coleman Emery's Blog:
Can you imagine being indebted for more than $1,000,000,000,000? Yes, it is worthwhile observing National American Indian Heritage Month. Each November I make a promise to view my…

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Take a trip through an Indigenous lens

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Can you imagine being indebted for more than $1,000,000,000,000? Yes, it is worthwhile observing National American Indian Heritage Month. Each November I make a promise to view my world through an indigenous lens and write about that view in this … Continue reading →

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Why American Indian Regalia is no Halloween Costume

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Halloweens engenders talk, tweets and op-eds about costumes. What’s appropriate? What’s insulting? When I arrived in the US for college, after living overseas for my primary-grade schooling, I discovered parties: Halloween was an excuse to kick back, drink cheap wine, … Continue reading →

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