Category Archives: Geronimo

Where the state tree is a telephone pole

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The state tree is a telephone pole, he joked. Zig Jackson (Mandan) began his story at the beginning: growing up in Fort Berthold, North Dakota. Few trees and a lot of telephone poles in that part of the state, he … Continue reading →

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Bring Back the Bones

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

November marks National Native American Heritage Month, and I pledge to write a blog a day. Here’s the first. Heritage Month was inaugurated in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush, the same year he signed NAGPRA. While National Native … Continue reading →

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Transforming Authenticity

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

What is authenticity? One of my Osage relatives said that when he was being instructed in dance he asked his elder over and over again if he was doing it correctly. “Is this right?” Finally the elder looked my relative … Continue reading →

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Indian Authenticity

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The timing was perfect. I finished presenting a paper at an academic conference in Phoenix on authenticity, specifically the media portrayal of the ancient skeleton Kennewick man. And then authenticity hit the fan. I was surrounded by stories of Indian … Continue reading →

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Cowboys and Aliens

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The new movie Cowboys and Aliens puts a tilted spin on the idea of alien. Tear yourself away from Daniel Craig’s azure eyes for a moment and consider the juxtaposition of the concept of alien. The film presents aliens as … Continue reading →

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Filmmaking

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Native Americans, cinema and framing Great news feed forwards articles about native issues worldwide and I scour the site for notices about science. But today I want to focus on cinema because I read on the feed, Indigenous Peoples Issues … Continue reading →

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Looking from outside, looking within

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Who determines authenticity? I recently wrote about the lawsuit that Geronimo’s relatives brought in an effort to have his bones returned to Apache country from Oklahoma, and noted how his great great grandson Harlyn Geronimo was described in news accounts … Continue reading →

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Authenticity and heuristics

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The danger with heuristics Sometimes when we’re not sure about something, we make our best guess: it’s just part of human nature.

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