Category Archives: native press

Think before you tweet

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The headline reads: Cher blasts Thanksgiving. The celebrity apparently tweeted the holiday signals the devastation of Indian peoples. So she doesn’t honor the holiday. When I was in high school I shared her feelings. I rejected materialism, capitalism, marriage—and anything … Continue reading →

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Let’s get rid of the Redskins’ name

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

Talk about cognitive dissonance. A story circulating on Facebook lauds Dan Maffei, a democratic congressional representative from New York, who asks fellow legislators to rid the Washington Redskins of its name. American Indians and others detest the use of Redskins … Continue reading →

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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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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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Return to tradition

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

We arrived just in time for the last few songs at a November gathering in Gray Horse under the scaffold of the newly built roundhouse. Drummers kept a beat while dancers circled under the arbor as a cool breeze invited … 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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Home away from home

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

What better way to greet Native American Heritage Month than by travelling to the rez? My beloved and I are headed to Oklahoma and he will have his first opportunity to see my Osage relatives. If it weren’t for my … Continue reading →

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Write

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I welcome the chance to beef up my blog in November. Native American Heritage Month beckons me, and, starting last year, I wrote a blog a day in November. The idea of “once a day” comes from Suzan-Lori Parks: a … Continue reading →

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And one for Wakonta

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

You just can’t find good coffee outside Portland. That’s a fib. We found tasty java in New York. But Istanbul? Paris? Rapid City?

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