Category Archives: Native Science

Just another addict

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

About a year ago a smart and cheeky piece on addiction changed my perspective. The last time I thought about taking heroin was yesterday, wrote Russell Brand in 2013. Sober and drug-clean for a decade, Brand talks with self-deprecating humor … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Race

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

When our girls were little we travelled up and down the Oregon and California coasts to visit relatives. One day we stopped at a tourist outpost in the redwoods. The outpost sold American Indian jewelry and crafts manufactured in Taiwan—not … Continue reading →

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Cultivate your gut

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Crossing the street in downtown Colombo I snapped a picture of the pedestrian sign. Looks like the fellow is cultivating his gut.

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Eat with your hands

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

We practiced for our vacation in Sri Lanka by eating with our hands. My sweetheart polished off meals like a native. But me? I packed a plastic fork. The typical Sri Lankan meal, called rice curry, features at the centerpiece … Continue reading →

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What did you accomplish in 2013?

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

We still receive holiday cards. And I still send them. Cards are a way to keep in touch with friends we talk to only occasionally. We were a bit lazy this year: we posted our greetings, sent calendars, but failed … Continue reading →

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Narcissistic norms

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Growing up abroad we learned to respect local customs. As kids we were instructed to withhold judgment—that our Western lenses don’t always allow a clear vision. I spent my adolescence in the third world, where women cloaked their bodies and … Continue reading →

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Show me your indigenous people

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

We hoped our journey to Sri Lanka would find us within indigenous communities. We thought the best approach would be driving through the villages far outside the main cities. Earlier this week we walked through a village to the entrance … Continue reading →

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Knuckle down

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

We traipsed through the Knuckles Mountain range in Sri Lanka this week, stretching limbs and breathing fragrant air. The climb is vigorous: a steep uphill and downhill with potential for slippery rocks.

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Just one more relic

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Just one more relic lost to collectors. That’s what I thought when I read the Facebook posts by American Indian bloggers and activists about the sale of Hopi objects at an auction in Paris in December. Just one more mask. … Continue reading →

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Honoring John

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

November honors the indigenous people of North America and many of us have been sharing memories to position Native issues at the center of discussion. Turning the final page of the calendar marked a transition for my relative John Artichoker, … Continue reading →

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