Category Archives: authenticity

Race explained

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A public exhibit on race invites you to examine your beliefs. The exhibit declares there is no real scientific rationale for the word race and then walks visitors through a series of videos and narratives describing how race has been … Continue reading →

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Manufactroversy

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Here’s a word to stitch into your vocabulary pocket. Manufactroversy. The word means a manufactured controversy. And what an elegant word to share with my propaganda, persuasion and framing students.

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Tribal rights

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

What would be a good elevator speech for my talk today? As I jet to Seattle to speak about science and public policy to a group of experts, I figure I’m not giving a lecture. I’m telling a story. The … Continue reading →

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When words aren’t what they seem

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

How fortuitous that Native American Heritage Month comes at a time when I’ve been invited to write a book chapter about my work in Native Science. Below I’ve woven together words that describe what I do for the book’s editors … Continue reading →

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It’s in the name

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Beloved and I traipsed down to the county office this week to fill out the forms, show our identification cards and hand over 60 bucks for an Oregon marriage license. The clerk asked if I wanted to change my name. … Continue reading →

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Depends where you look

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I realize talking with relatives who live on the rez that it all depends on your perspective. The path differs from one intersection to the next. For example, elderly relatives were dissuaded in their youth from showing segments of their … Continue reading →

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Roadkill

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Dog. Opossum. Raccoon. Armadillo. We counted roadkill on the Oklahoma roads. An armadillo lay belly-up, with only the curve of its shell terra-bound. As we passed the armadillo a bald eagle circled ahead, making slow moons above the armored animal … Continue reading →

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Identity quest

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

It is a common quest, this search for identity. And I’m not an orphan. I knew my parents and grandparents. I should know who I am, right?

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Writing, discovery, meaning

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A comedian wrote that, while she was writing her book, her house was at its cleanest. Pounding away at the keyboard, I try to avoid distraction from the dirty dishes and dusty floors. I stew and fret over my book, … Continue reading →

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Have a doughnut

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

You know the routine. Homer Simpson is barely paying attention to his wife, Marge, and the cartoon bubble alerts us to his thoughts: Blah, blah, blah, blah. Homer perks up when he hears something that grabs his attention: Blah, blah, … Continue reading →

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