Category Archives: Native Science

Spokes of the Wheel

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Amazing how the spokes of my blog’s metaphorical wheel offer traction for other folks. Today I received an email from a lass who said she recognizes what it feels like to self-silence: she had read my blog on Dana Crowley … Continue reading →

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Authenticity and Identity

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

One of the key aspects of the political debates surrounding Kennewick Man invokes Indian authenticity, particularly in light that some (not all) anthropologists judged the 9,400-year-old skeleton as Caucasoid, a term that quickly transformed in media coverage as “Caucasian.”

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Science on the Edge of her Seat

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I advise students on research methods, which often puts me in a tenuous position. My job is to ensure that students learn methods by-the-book but the reality is that researchers tug and pull at methods, adapting and adjusting to circumstances. … Continue reading →

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Science and Uncertainty

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A recent news story reported that the pop notion of different learning styles lacks proof. Fascinating that an idea we take for granted—that some folks are visual learners and some physical learners—has yet to gain empirical traction.

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Tribal Fishers

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

When I visited Cascade Locks this summer I found a half-dozen booths where salmon was sold alongside fresh cherries, just picked that morning. One of the fishers, a young Yakama man, said that he didn’t feel strongly about the sea … Continue reading →

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Salmon People

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I identify with the bear people as revealed in yesterday’s blog: the feeling is woven through my genes but not in my daily life. Every day I think and write about salmon, the focus of my current study about how … Continue reading →

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Indian Logos

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Conflicts over Indian mascots have been roiling over the past few days as the University of North Dakota decided to ditch the Fighting Sioux logomark. New stories frame the issue as the University buckling under pressure from the NCAA–which oversees … Continue reading →

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Research as Politics: Shrimp on a Treadmill

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A common insult to sling at your opponent is that she is “cherry picking” her data. When I hear cherry picking I think about cherries and then I think about pie, and then I’ve forgotten all about research.

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Artist as Therapist

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Jacquline Hurlbert is packing her artwork to head for an event in Bend, Oregon, and we talk about how an artist tells one story but the viewer sometimes sees something quite different. The Rorschach test is brilliant: it allows the … Continue reading →

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Family Nuggets

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

My great uncle, Fred Grove, supplied my mother with nuggets about our Indian ancestors whenever she asked. Because my family lived overseas until my step-father’s retirement, Mama didn’t return to her Osage roots until moving back to the US in … Continue reading →

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